Over the past 18 months, Lee-Anne’s work has taken an exciting turn—from oil painting into the hands-on, tactile world of clay. While the materials have changed, what inspires her hasn’t. She continues to explore surface, texture, and mark-making, drawing from the quiet details and layered beauty found in nature.
A big part of her ceramic work centres around the technique of sgraffito—a process of carving into the surface of clay to reveal the layers beneath. It’s a way of drawing directly into the work, and it allows her to create marks that feel both spontaneous and deeply connected to the landscape. These carved lines and textures echo distant horizons, ocean shores and many of nature's patterns found in our everyday surroundings.
Working with clay has opened up a new way of thinking and making. Using exclusively hand-building techniques, Lee-Anne engages directly with the material in a process that is physical, immediate, and often unpredictable—an approach she embraces in the studio, where she often describes her practice as simply “playing with mud.” Through this tactile process, each piece becomes a record of touch, movement, and discovery.
Her work sits somewhere between painting and sculpture. Whether she’s working on canvas or in clay, Lee-Anne is interested in creating pieces that invite a closer look—objects that feel grounded, tactile, and connected to the natural world.
These works are made to be lived with—bringing a sense of texture, warmth, and quiet detail into everyday spaces.