2024 Exhibitors

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Belinda is the solo maker behind Bei Creative Studio which is located at the end of the Great Ocean Road in Warrnambool. Each ceramic item is either wheel thrown, hand built or a bit of both! With a love of colour & pattern her ceramics are fun & functional. Sustainability is important & 100% green energy is used to produce her ceramics.

Bellbrae Clay is the ceramic studio founded by Australian multidisciplinary artist Lauren Barton.
Lauren Barton pursued her studies in Art & Design at the University of Ballarat, graduating in 2003. She initially embarked on a career in the surf industry, where she made significant strides, eventually becoming the Head Designer for Roxy Accessories. After seven years in that field, Lauren returned to academia to complete a Diploma of Education, which enabled her to share her passion as an art and design teacher for the next 13 years.
Throughout her teaching career, Lauren continued to create, experimenting with painting and a variety of other mediums. In 2022, she made the decision to dedicate herself fully to her artistic endeavors, incorporating ceramics into her repertoire and establishing Bellbrae Clay as a testament to her evolving practice.

I am a full-time graphic designer by day, so I really appreciate stepping away from the screen and spending time in my pottery studio (a small corner of my garage) getting my hands dirty and just making stuff. I am based in the outskirts of the Bellarine, in little ol’ Leopold (Tidy Town winner of 1996), but I grew up in Albury NSW where I have fond memories of my Aunty Deb making pottery and letting me join in. My own journey into pottery started in 2011 when I had an elective at Uni, but I became more invested in 2015 after taking a few terms of pottery classes. I love making functional ware on the wheel, and have recently started teaching myself hand building and slipcasting techniques. My work comes in all different shapes, sizes and colours as I am inspired by many things, never settling on one thing for too long.

Claire discovered her love of clay in 2014. After attending ceramics classes for a year she continued her creative journey in a home studio. Favouring handbuilding in particular, she enjoys the organic and textured outcomes that can be achieved. She also enjoys learning and experimenting with the myriad of ceramic materials and processes. Living on the beautiful Surf Coast, and having a love of vintage ceramics and Australiana, inspiration to get making is never far away!

Danny is a potter and educator based in Geelong who specialises in wheel thrown ceramics. He creates unique decorative and functional objects using stoneware and earthenware clays. 

He is interested in researching and utilising local materials into his studio practice wherever possible. Incorporating local clay slips and wood ash glazes into his functional ceramics.

Emily Studied art at RMIT and completed her degree in Fine Art majoring in painting in 1995. After many years of painting and selling artwork Emily has recently found a deep love of pottery. Emily has a particular love of glazes and getting painterly effects with glazes. Her little seaside studio shared with her dachshund family has become a unique abode for special ceramic creations. Emily delights in making vessels that bring great beauty and function into homes.

Elizabeth Bell Ceramics is a multifunctional space that blends a pottery studio, classroom, and retail gallery. Specialising in wheel-thrown stoneware, her pieces effortlessly combine functionality with beauty. Known for their rustic yet refined aesthetic, Elizabeth’s creations are designed to be both practical and cherished. As a mother to Quinn (4) and Jack (1), she finds solace in the calming, therapeutic nature of ceramics amidst the busyness of life.

Her journey into ceramics began 10 years ago with a pottery class in Japan, which led her to pursue the craft full-time 5 years ago. Now, she shares this passion by offering taster classes, six-week term courses, and private workshops for team-building events, hens’ parties, and birthdays. Her studio, located in the stunning Fyansford Paper Mills, enhances the unique and inspiring experience she provides.

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Kate is a self taught ceramicist specialising in hand-built stoneware pieces for the home space.

Kate explores playful colour, pattern and form in her work and draws influence from the ever changing environment that surrounds her.

Angela is a multi disciplinary artist who trained as a designer, this discipline particularly informs her colourist painting artworks as well her ceramic work which has a strong functional element.
Angela holds a BA from RMIT University in Interior Design.
Angela lives and works on Wadawurrung Country in southern Australia.

Karen Steenbergen is a Torquay based environmental ceramic artist, teacher and arts project manager.
Karen is influenced by the natural environment of the surf coast and the high country.
Karen creates functional, sculptural and lighting pieces and developing bespoke commission work.

Katherine is a Castlemaine based ceramicist and artist, known for her ‘coral’ porcelain rings.
Katherine has studied gold and silversmithing, and fine art at Rmit. Her dad is a potter, and she now combines her artwork and ceramics to make unique homewares and jewellery.
Each of her ceramic pieces is individually hand painted or hand textured, making sure you get a truly original item.
Katherine’s hand painted designs and fine art prints reflect the subtle details, colours and patterns in the natural environment, and reflect Katherine’s love of being in nature, especially and wandering the coastline, looking for inspiration.

All pieces are one of a kind, made with the utmost care, and with the intention that the right person will find, fit and treasure their chosen item for years to come.

Kiira is a ceramicist who grew up on Tasmania’s North West Coast, now living on the Surf Coast of Victoria. Her clay/glaze palette is inspired by the bushland and coastal surroundings – ocean blues, forest greens, sandy neutrals, sunset hues and the gradient of the rainbow. Kiira’s ceramics are shaped on the wheel or built by hand, and bring the beauty of nature and stories of landscapes into functional pieces for everyday use. Kiira loves being immersed in the flow of working with clay, and enjoys helping others to tap into their creative side and get lost in the wonderful world of clay through teaching.

Kim Drew is a maker living and working on the Bellarine Peninsula. Originally from South Africa, her work comments on our primitive connection with The Earth through the practical everyday use of clay.
Environmental sustainability is a fundamental ethos in Kim’s creative work. Collecting waste native flora and seaweed locally, she creates colour, pattern and texture with natural occurring oxides and minerals in a Saggar firing, without the need to add synthetic chemicals or commercial glazes to her process. To ensure stain resistance and food safety, each pieces is sealed with liquid quartz – silicon dioxide which is a natural compound made of two of the earths most abundant materials: silicon (Si) and oxygen (O2).
Kim practises more traditional, slow design and making techniques to create natural and thoughtfully produced pieces to cherish forever. And, if there is an accident, Kim offers a free visible mend to customers so that instead of allowing their piece’s service to end because of damage or breakage, they are able to treat it as part of the history of the object and embrace flaws and imperfections as is the Japanese philosophy of Kintsugi.

Lauren McQuade Handmade is a small batch ceramics business that was born of a desire to enjoy slow living in Bellbrae on the Surf Coast of Victoria, Australia – a desire to create something unique in my physical pieces and in my everyday life.

A Professional Photographer by trade I have always been creative however the change of pace with clay was something I was instantly drawn to.

From the moment I sat at the wheel, I fell in love with the craft. It offered a change of pace from my busy lifestyle – a meditation. I thought, “Making this my career would be a dream come true.”

Natalie Heriot completed an Advanced Diploma of Ceramics in 1995. Since then she has worked and taught from her home studio on the Mornington Peninsula. Many of her students going on to be successful artists . Natalie is a regular at Art Shows , Ceramics Fairs and various Markets. And is currently exhibits her work at the Warrandyte Pottery Gallery.

Natalie creates decorative and functional stoneware pottery .
Each piece being made from hand blended clay and decorated with glazes developed of years of trial and error. Decorative features are created by mark making from found objects and shells foraged from the coastline on which she lives.
Natalie employs sustainable practices reclaiming clay, glazes and water; work is fired in an electric kiln offset by solar.

I’m Nikolina, the creative mind behind Nikolina Ceramics, a cozy one-person pottery studio nestled in Bacchus Marsh.

In my little haven, I craft an array of products bursting with vibrant colours that are sure to brighten your day. From mugs to planters, soap bottles to keep cups, and everything in between, there’s something for everyone in my collection.

Having my hands in clay each day is a mindful conscious experience that draws me inwards. As I coax and encourage clay into a useful and workable form, I reflect upon how this piece, will evolve through its various stages. I imagine the person who will use this piece. I hope they find warmth, comfort and connection through touching and holding a unique and beautiful form. That their daily experiences would be elevated and enriched by my ceramic tableware.

Now living in Ocean Grove Victoria, I spend time in nature wandering the local beaches and riverbanks every day. The colours and textures around me on my wanderings, inform my creations in clay. Landscapes and sunsets have a profound calming effect and I decorate my pieces to reflect these experiences.

My hope is that others may share these experiences of connection to the natural world and to themselves and each other through interacting with the ceramic forms I love to create.

Pour and Plate, is the home of ceramic artist Rylie Jabornik.
Inspired by a passion for cooking, styling and homewares, Pour and Plate offers a curated collection of small batch ceramics that will elevate your home and table. Each piece is carefully created in my home studio in Geelong, Victoria. Using only Australian stoneware clay and food-safe glazes, I ensure that every item is not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional. You may notice a variety of techniques used in my work as I “mix it up” with wheel throwing, hand building with coils, and slab rolling techniques.
I find beauty in the symmetry of cups and bowls crafted on a pottery wheel, while also appreciating the organic finish that hand-built pieces bring.
Thank you for considering my work, I hope my pieces enrich your everyday life

Sono Studio is the project of artist, Abbey Mehrten. Abbey creates from her studio in Fitzroy North making functional ceramics inspired by her love of sharing food, bringing comfort to the home and having a little bit of fun!

Abbey started pottery classes in 2019 and was immediately hooked. Pottery quickly became a meditative escape from her work and life stress, and it wasn’t long before she set up a studio at home and started creating part-time. Her process revolves around unstructured experimentation, decoration and play, balanced with a focus on form to ensure high functionality and uniformity.

The word “sono” is derived from the Italian verb “to be”, which perfectly captures how Sono Studio views creating. A moment where time slows, issues fade, and we are granted a moment of pause to simply be.

Sono Studio’s hope is that you are able to take moment for yourself, with us xoxo

Sarinrat Sornkam, known as ‘May’ is a pottery artist of ThroughGood Pottery. Her artwork is inspired by Japanese culture and minimalism. May adds her personal touch by hand-painting abstract and surrealistic designs. Every piece in May’s collection is handmade and uniquely hand-painted, giving each item its own story.
May takes pride in her craft, aiming to show how pottery can connect with people. Her creations are crafted with the deliberate intention of bringing joy and cheerfulness to individuals.

Wombat Pottery is a fusion of Jess’ love for her puppy and clay, beginning as just a hobby she shared with friends and family. Made in a container studio in Inverleigh, she creates functional stoneware pieces as well as decorative raku goodies! Interning and now teaching with EBC for nearly a year, Jess likes to create funky pieces to sparkle and brighten your spaces.