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Contemporary Ceramics

June 3, 2020 by Claire Atkins Leave a Comment

Jack Doherty : Living Space

I was first introduced to the work of Irish potter Jack Doherty four years ago unloading his soda-kiln on a bitterly cold morning in China. At the time, Jack had just been awarded the Janet Mansfield Memorial Award, and was nearing the end of a five-week residency at FuLe Ceramics Museum in Fuping.

The soda-fired pots we unloaded that morning with their scarred and foaming surfaces were like broody landscapes in our mittened hands. Last week, I got my hands on Jack’s stunning new book Living Space. Containing 128 pages of luscious full-page images and articles, Living Space is a celebration of Jack Doherty’s personal practice and significant contribution to Ceramics over the last decade.

I devoured the book in one sitting, but I’m still sitting with Jack’s thoughts on how we live with objects, the slippery nature of function, and the place of ceramics in the world. There’s plenty to chew on here in a very accessible often lyrical way, and beautiful images to pore over and inspire for years. While it’s not a technical book on soda-firing it also contains useful technical notes for soda-firers, and for anyone who is tempted.

Right now, we find ourselves in a volatile and difficult living space, and I found myself reaching for this book yesterday as if the Guardian Vessels within its pages might offer some solace or protection, and as safe-keepers, their place in the world has never been more poignant.

Living Space is available online at https://dohertyporcelain.com/publication 

Follow Jack Doherty on Instagram @dohertyporcelain

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December 13, 2016 by Claire Atkins 2 Comments

Vulnerability : The Birthplace of Creativity

Last week I was on the farm, and I wrote about inspiration, and the importance of filling up our creative tanks. This week in the valley, I spent time thinking about the role vulnerability plays in the life of an artist.

green_valley_pinky_and_maurice_ceramicsLast month I was in China, and there I had the good fortune to hear Professor Brian Snapp speak about our grey matter – he spoke about how we learn, remember, and make. In his talk he quoted scholar and author, Dr. Brene Brown, and her words hit me right between the eyes. For Brene Brown, vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation.

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Filed Under: blog post Tagged With: Bali, Brene Brown, Ceramics, creativity, Gaya Ceramic Arts Centre, inspiration, Pinky & Maurice, Ubud, vulnerability, workshop

November 10, 2016 by Claire Atkins 3 Comments

The Secret Life of Pots

Jack Doherty is an Irish potter based in Mousehole, a fishing village on the south western tip of Cornwall. And, although he was born into a family of fishermen, sailors and boat-builders, he vividly remembers his grandmother announce to the family that he would never go to sea.

His grandmother’s words proved prophetic and Jack became an artist – a maker of things instead. [Read more…]

Filed Under: blog post Tagged With: Ceramics, Cornwall, ICMEA, Irish, Jack Doherty, Janet Mansfield Memorial Award, potter, soda firing

September 10, 2016 by Claire Atkins Leave a Comment

Multiply Life by the Power of Two

The ‘Power of Two’ is one of my all time favourite songs by the Indigo Girls. My sister and I would sing it together when we were younger and fantasise about driving around the country in a Volkswagon campervan being singer songwriter rockstars.

It’s a love song, but I catch myself humming it whenever I’m working alongside another artist or working on a community arts project, and if you think about it, all creative projects are labours of love, so a love song is completely appropriate. Like many potters I usually work alone in the studio, and I’m used to it, but there’s nothing better than bouncing around creative ideas with kindred spirits and running with them in full flight together.

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Vicki Grima, editor of  The Journal of Australian Ceramics – my new partner in crime 😉

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Filed Under: blog post Tagged With: adriana christianson, australian ceramics, Ayumi Horie, Ceramics, Claire Atkins, collaboration, Flying Saucer Show, Indigo Girls, North Coast Mud Trail, Pinky & Maurice, potter, pottery, power of two, Sugarmill Studio, the cup collaboration, Vicki Grima

August 6, 2016 by Claire Atkins Leave a Comment

Get dirty on the North Coast Mud Trail!

Some of the world’s most significant moments have included mud, from the creation of Adam to that famous mind altering festival at Woodstock, and although we find ourselves in an age of rapidly advancing technologies, this humble stuff continues to inspire thousands of makers who still call themselves ‘potters’.

Unearth Lauren Campbell aka ‘Sit Still Lauren’ at Studio 7 on the North Coast Mud Trail

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Filed Under: blog post Tagged With: australian ceramics open studios, Ceramics, North Coast Mud Trail, open studios, pottery

July 31, 2016 by Claire Atkins Leave a Comment

Straylia…Unearth Your Local Potter!

On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August, more than 140 ceramic studios around Australia will open for the fourth annual Australian Ceramics Open Studios.

I’m opening my studio and I.CANNOT.WAIT to meet you all! I’m also SUPER excited to say that Vicki Grima is joining me in the studio to host two workshops and to present an artist talk!

In ceramic circles the world over, Vicki Grima needs no introduction, and I can see her cringe as I say this…but, she’s kind of a big deal. 😉

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Filed Under: blog post Tagged With: australian ceramics, Australian Ceramics Association, australian ceramics open studios, Ceramics, North Coast Mud Trail, pinky and maurice, pottery, unearth your local potter, Vicki Grima, workhsops

April 22, 2016 by Claire Atkins Leave a Comment

Part II – Mai kumhari hu : I am a potter

For ten days in February 2016 I travelled through India to meet traditional Rajasthani potters with a small group of clay enthusiasts led by Australian potter Sandra Bowkett.

At the end of our tour, on the Yamana River between the Holy City Vrindavan and Delhi, Sandra asked me if I missed anything back home. Her words, and the adventure she led us on inspired the short story below.

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Filed Under: blog post Tagged With: Ceramics, Claire Atkins, crosshatched123, Delhi, I am a potter, India, inspiration, Mai kumhari hu, pinky and maurice, potter, pottery, Rajasthan, Sandra Bowkett, story, travel

March 1, 2016 by Claire Atkins 12 Comments

Forget passion, follow your curiosity – Conjuring Big Magic & Exploding Chickens

Last year, I was listening to Richard Fidler and author Elizabeth Gilbert on the Conversation Hour, and my ears pricked up because of how she spoke about the nature of creativity, and in particular how she talked about the cultivation of curiosity rather than preach a sermon on following your dreams.

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Filed Under: blog post Tagged With: big magic, Ceramics, Claire Atkins, creativity, curiosity, Elizabeth Gilbert, exploding chickens, passion, pinky and maurice, pottery, Richard Fidler, The Conversation Hour, Tristan Bancks

January 11, 2016 by Claire Atkins Leave a Comment

Sweet New Year Sale at Sugarmill Studio!

Helloooo! It’s a new year, and I’m trying to get excited about getting back to work after the holidays, but the weather is too good, and I’ve become obsessed with stand-up paddle-boarding and reading. Sometimes together. I’m thinking of going pro 😉

I have very limited experience as a reading-stand-up paddle-boarder. A few hours experience to be precise. So when artists like me are fantasising about making irrational career choices like this – as if being an artist isn’t silly enough – it’s a good idea to clean up and have a studio sale! [Read more…]

Filed Under: blog post Tagged With: Blu Byron, Ceramics, Gallery, illustrations, illustrator, Jo Olive, Karin Hall, Letterpress, Murwillumbah, new year sale, Olive and The Volcano, pinky and maurice, porcelain, sale, studio sale, Sugarmill Studio, Tamsin Ainslie

November 19, 2015 by Claire Atkins Leave a Comment

All Fired Up!

I’m all fired up about the inspiring schedule Hillary Kane has created for the culinary clay workshop, ‘Food Meets Plate’, happening May 15 – 28 at Gaya Ceramic Art Centre, in Bali!

Places have been quickly snapped up by a diverse group of foodies and clay enthusiasts from around the globe. There is ONE place remaining in this workshop.

If you would like to join us, click here for workshop fees and secure your place. [Read more…]

Filed Under: blog post Tagged With: 14 days, Bali, Ceramics, Claire Atkins, creativity, Food Meets Plate, Gaya, Gaya Ceramic Art Centre, HIllary Kane, pinky and maurice, pottery, travel, workshop

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I’ve been lucky to work on some exciting new TV I’ve been lucky to work on some exciting new TV series this year. And as much as I love acting, I love working behind the camera too. I was so happy to climb aboard this project as Art Director. COURTESY BUS is a piss-your-pants-funny Australian comedy written by Brett Stephens @brettsixsixty, starring @mandy.nolan, Nell Schofield @nellyvision, Tony Barry, @ellensbriggs, @andysaunderscomedy, Liam Olsen and @jen.kyna. Each episode begins at the end of the night, and tells the hilarious and heartfelt stories of a riotous cast on their wayward journey home. Coming soon! 

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When a woman swears, or spits, or screams, or shou When a woman swears, or spits, or screams, or shouts, or laughs too loudly, or fights, really fights, or fucks too much and wears too much lipstick or none at all, all we want to do is lock her up or cross the street. Out-of-control women are a sight to behold. They’re terrifying, electrifying, and everything that women shouldn't be - or so we're told. This is a story about these women. Their names are Billy, Bobby and Sam, and you will never forget them.
 
After a sell-out first season, Patricia Cornelius's multi-award-winning play SHIT returns to the Mullumbimby Drill Hall Theatre by public demand on 12-28 March 2021. Starring Claire Atkins, Kate Foster and Kate Horsley. Reimagined and directed by Liz Chance, with sound design by Paul Pilsneniks and choreography by Kate Holmes. 

Tickets: $27/$24/$20 Enquiries 0420986570 
EVENT TICKETS in the link. This will sell-out. Book now.

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Mumma loves her work 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 A da Mumma loves her work 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 A day on the tools buffing and sanding those beautiful saggar-fired tiles (from the previous post)with the top chicks at @madeofaustralia. Be sure to follow the gals at Made Of Australia, and check out the details for their Open Studio next month. Serious gorgeousness to be had!
There is nothing that terrifies me more or gives m There is nothing that terrifies me more or gives me more joy than live performance. And I’m over the moon about performing again in Patricia Cornelius’s incredible play SHIT in Mullumbimby with Kate Foster and Kate Horsley, two powerhouse actors and dear friends. I’d love you to join us for 60 minutes of heart-racing-breath-taking-sweat-inducing-theatre- and I mean that. You have never seen theatre like this. Tickets go on sale December 1.
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🖤🖤🖤I’m so stoked with the results from 🖤🖤🖤I’m so stoked with the results from this special collaboration! These are a few of the stoneware tiles I’ve made and silkscreened for a custom job, fresh from a saggar firing with the fabulous @madeofaustralia team.🖤🖤🖤
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The last few weeks I’ve been in the studio makin The last few weeks I’ve been in the studio making tiles for another cool job. The sun is shining and the kiln is humming away - and I’m stoked to say we have just received our first power ‘bill’ since installing solar panels, and a payment has been made to US! 🤓Meaning, we’re producing more clean energy than we can consume in the studio and the entire house! 🌱💚🐸
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