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Initially I was introduced to the medium of porcelain in 1976 while still a student at the Western Australian Institute of Technology. Accustomed to the gutsy qualities of gritty earthenware and stoneware I did not immediately warm to porcelain. Over the next three years however I was gradually seduced by the medium as better local porcelain was made and imported English porcelains became available. The sensuous surface qualities appealed for carving and glaze, the whiteness for colour, the translucency for light and apparent fragility. Porcelain also lends itself to the intimate hand-held scale where I feel most comfortable.
In the 26 years I've worked with porcelain I've explored many facets of its character through throwing, handbuilding and casting. Bone china, a close relative, was also tried for some 12 years until I tried the casting process. Thematically I've followed many ideas, often in parallel bodies of works. These have evolved as I've lived and experienced life's changes and journeys to other countries and cultures.
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