Little Tree Studio Ceramics Journal

If you couldn't attend my exhibition 'PLACE', you can shop online until 19 May 2024 Belconnen Arts Centre GalleryExhibition Dates  5 April – 19 May 2024Opening time  10am - 4pmMeet & Greet Sunday 21 1pm til 4pm

These imagined magical ZooGong living houses are each and everyone completely original and carry a tealight candle, creating a warm glow of diversity, creativity and wonder.

In walls of warmth, our hearts to rest.Where love and laughter are our guests.We work and play, our minds create.A sanctuary, a place that’s safe.Cherish its rooms, our home embraceOur souls to be, we find our place. ~ Alexander Thatcher, 2023 - 

I often refer to the handmade tableware I create as 'Ceramics for Life', and it is one of the reasons I like to photograph my work with food I create in our lovely kitchen in the heart of Canberra — a city I love dearly and call home. This recipe is my own creation for Raspberry Friands and is photographed on some created platters made in my Canberra studio. Friands are almond meal-based cakes. In France, they are known as financiers. It was a French chef working in Australia...

When you are making pottery, there are often times when you need to attach one piece of clay to another. When joining two pieces of clay together, you definitely don’t want them to fall apart or develop cracks as they dry. One simple way to prevent these problems is to use Magic Water.

Want to stop that lid sticking during your final glaze firing or your porcelain pots from sticking to the kiln shelves?