coast

These vessels and forms respond to features of the south eastern Victorian coast in the lands and waters of the Bunurong People. Landscapes of rock, fossil, sand, and shell are formed by the wind and sea, but also by sea creatures, fishers, fossil-hunters, and visitors.

The movement and erosion of the rocky landscape reflect the movement of thousands of sea creatures massing together where the sea meets the land. These movements repeat the patterns of each tiny creature that makes a shell to fit their unique form before discarding it to the landscape.

Making ceramics, we also repeat these patterns and movements. Taking clay from the earth, we press, spiral, and polish it into vessels that fit and extend our bodies. Coated with minerals and fired to high temperatures, our objects are harder than metal and last thousands of years before breaking down again.

In connecting to our surroundings, we extends the reach and meaning of our individual lives, just as a vessel extends what we can carry and hold close.