As a small batch potter, I create functional ceramics from my home studio in Broadwater, Busselton. I then glaze and fire my work in my gas kiln, which is located on the beautiful grounds of Kinvarra Park Lodge, Vasse. I came to pottery after a long career in performing arts and university lecturing. I joined a local community pottery in 2017 to balance the challenges of my previous work life and learn a new skill. This took me on the rewarding and beautiful journey to becoming a full-time potter in 2020.
In my work, I am constantly experimenting with mixed stoneware and glaze combinations to form unique and individual functional ceramics. I enjoy creating both on the wheel and through hand building. The varied style and structural form of my ceramics is designed to show difference in form and texture, and highlight unique qualities. I am drawn to the discovery of making new forms and glazes, and finding special effects through research and hands on exploration.
I enjoy building my skills and sharing these experiences with others through my social media page @potterybycam. Inclusivity and acceptance are a part of my core values, and as such, customers find connection through complimentary glazes, as well as the distinctive forms I make. In this way, people will be able to find pieces that reach out to them, reflecting parts of their own character and personality. As such, there is a sense of artist as well as maker in my pottery.
Currently most of my work is sold through direct contact with customers on my social media pages and recently launched website. I also sell my work through one artisan gallery in Bunbury; @redmillstore, which focuses on promoting local artisans. I like the online connection as much as face-to-face contact, as I have a lot of repeat customers, and fellow potters connecting regularly with me. In this way, I have been able to form relationships of appreciation and understanding through the bond of ceramics both nationally and internationally.
I would love to welcome visitors to my Busselton home studio. I am looking forward to creating new works for you to enjoy as well as sharing my making space. It is always such a joy to connect to art lovers and share the experience of creating, as well as to pass my work, directly from my hands to yours.