Ric & Judy Pierce

Now this is a coffee pot with attitude. Its made by Ric and Judy Pierce of One Tree Hill Pottery by combining extruded, thrown and hand pulled pieces of fine white stoneware clay. Then fired to 1300 degC. in their gas Kiln.
Ric and Judy are very creative in the way they use form and glaze to create their finished pieces. Their pieces while looking individual and artistic are still very functional.

Kangaroo Valley Pottery

I thought I should put up a photo of the our gallery here in Kangaroo Valley so that we can be easily recognised by anybody passing through. As you can see the building is quite large and gives us a large display area to really showcase the work of the artist/craftspersons we represent.
The building on its own is very interesting, having been built in the late 1800's as a private dwelling with high ceilings and large double doors in front so the initial owner could get his billard table in. Built largely of local timbers it's been used principally as a residence up untill the late 1980's and since the as a commercial building.

Martin McLean

I introduced Martin previously as our "Frog Pottery Man". Now Martin has another string to his bow, he is producing cottages, farmhouses, general stores, churches, bakers shops, single and double dunnies. Some even come with their own row of kookaburras or magpies on the verandah rails or roofline. He tells me that he's done a number of commissions from photos for customers but these usually workout to be a bit more expensive than the off-the-shelf models for obvious reasons. We have found the dunnies in particular are popular with some of our overseas tourists.

Kurt & Heidi Becker

This is one of Kurt & Heidi Becker's small figure pieces we have on show in the gallery. The Beckers come from south-east Queensland but their work is represented in galleries in most australian capital cities. Heidi does the throwing and Kurt does the figure work. The figures are so detailed even down to the finger nail and creases on the souls of the feet. Every time you look at them you can pick-up some fresh detail you missed previously.

Trevor Pitt

Trevor Pitt works in the country area of South Australia. His pots reflect the sometimes harsh outback landscape and vivid colours of his state. They are produced in a fine stoneware clay fired to 1300deg.C and glazed inside to provide a functional surface. However his pots, although being functional, stand alone as a purely decorative piece

Bill Powell

Both the pics here are examples of work by Bill Powell from Queensland. Bill works in fine porcelain fired to 1300deg.C and usually glazed with crystaline glazes in shades of peach, amber, cobalt blue and ice white. The crystals appear to float in the glaze caught somewhere between the body of the pot and the surface of the glaze. Rims and the necks of some of the pots have 24crt gold lustre decoration applied and fired onto the surface with stunning effect. He also likes to work in slumped glass which he often combines with porcelain bases that are welded to the glass. His glass work takes him into the production of home decor item such as bathroom vanity basins and kitchen splashbacks.

Frog Pottery

Martin Mclean is our 'frog pottery' man. His pots are quirky and unique but still very practical (infact we use his mugs and bowls at home). Martin starts right at the clay. He has designed his own stoneware clay body that he has produced by a Sydney clay company for him. Every pot is hand thrown on a potters wheel then each frog is handmade and applied to the pot, the pots are bisk fired to 1000deg.c, glazed and refired to 1300deg.c in a gas fired kiln. His range runs through the normal range of 'functional domestic ware' pieces and right up into the larger 'one-off' decorator items. Again being high-fired stoneware all the pieces are microwave and dishwasher proof.

Moonshine Pottery

Tony Barnes is Moonshine Pottery. He works from his studio in a small town in central Victoria were he produces this range of 'functional domestic ware'. The pieces are hand thrown on a potters wheel in a fine porcelanious stoneware clay, this particular decoration is iron oxide brushwork over a celadon glaze. This glaze combination goes well together to give both a great decorative look but still being very safe and practical for food containers. Being stoneware the pieces are high fired to 1300deg.c which makes them vitrous and so dishwasher and microwave proof. We've just put together a complete dinner setting for 8 as presents from the guests at Anna & James Humberstone's wedding last weekend in Sydney.

Lydia & Les Adams

This is an example of Lydia's and my work. Lydia does a range of slipcast birds and animals that include the flying pelicans and kookaburra you see here. The range also includes wombats, wrens, cockies, standing pelicans, Koala's and more. The pieces are produced in a white earthenware slip clay, raw glazed with oxides and hoby ceramic glazes then fired to 1050deg.c in an electric kiln. Most of the slip moulds are produced from our own masters but if we find a comercial mould that fits our range we use it.
My work at present is produced in a fine-throwing terracotta on a potters wheel, the designs are cut into and through the clay by hand when its 'leather hard' using fine blade knives, the pots are raw glazed and fired to 1050deg.c in an electric kiln. My range includes decorative bowls, candle lamps (both hanging and free standing) potpourri bowls, incense holders etc.

Neil Boughton

Neil is one of our local potters who works with inglaze lustres and highly decorated raku pieces. The lustre pieces are usually more functional pieces as you see here ( bowls, plates, platters, mugs & aroma domes ) while the raku pieces are more art/sculptural and usually range from small round forms to large lidded urns and pedestal bowls. All Neil's pieces show a great understanding on his part of form and line so that the pots sit lightly in their enviroment.

Paul Wheeler

Paul Wheeler is a young potter that comes from Victoria. What you see here is a part of his functional domestic wear range in purple. His other glaze is a blue/grey. All the pieces are produced in a high fired (1300 deg.C) stoneware clay so they are all oven/microwave/dishwasher proof. The glazing technique Paul uses gives the pots a soft buttery "fat" feel when you handle them. This makes them suitable for everyday to dinner party use.

Alicorn (Beth Abbot)

Beth Abbot has her studio in the coastal ranges of Queensland where she creates a range of native Australian fauna from stoneware clay. She decorates them with oxides and glazes before her National Parks ranger partner Wayne fires them in a gas fired kiln to approx. 1300 deg.C.
What we see here is a feather tail glider possum that sells for Au$38.50. Other pieces in her range are small, medium & large possums that hang by their tails, koalas & echidnas

Val Willy

Val Willy and her partner Phil live on the coast in sunny Queensland where Val creates all of her pieces by hand. They are glazed and raku fired to approx 1000 deg. C to produce these whimsical characterisations of cats, dogs, birds, cows, hens etc., Val likes to name the larger pieces which gives them a personality. "Waldo" sells for Au$145 and "Tweedles" sells for Au$138, all the smaller pieces sell for Au$39.50.
Val does special commissions of personal pets for people from photographs.

Morris & Val Jennings

This figure is called "The Gatekeeper" and sells for Au$54 in our gallery. Its one of many figures created by Morris Jennings who works from a small shed in his backyard on the coast in sunny Queensland. Morris models the figures in clay then creates a silicon rubber mould of the piece before casting them in terracotta coloured concrete. Like the figures of Rod Barnett these figures can add a whimsical touch to a garden. They look great at night when lit from below

Rod Barnett

Rod Barnett and his partner Eryl have created a range of elf, fairy and goblin figures similar to this (this one is called obnoxious and sells for Au$54 ). They look great in a garden setting and add a cheeky touch. The Barnett's come from Victoria