Gallery News
Australian Flora Ceramics: New Work from Kiama
New work built on native plants, including the Endangered series, the Bush Tucker vessels and the gold lustre pieces that take three firings.
Frances Smith · 4 min read
The ArtFlow blog
Writing for artists and galleries — selling work, running exhibitions, and making a living from what you make.
Exhibitions
Preparing Work for a Ceramics Exhibition
Choosing the work, pricing it, writing labels, packing it so it arrives whole, and the paperwork that catches people out the first time.
Frances Smith · 5 min read
Art & Design
Ceramic Table Lamps and the Light They Give a Room
Handmade lamps do something a shop bought one cannot. Here is how to choose the base, the shade and the height so the light lands where you want it.
Frances Smith · 5 min read
Art Collecting
Starting a Ceramics Collection Without Spending a Fortune
What to buy first, how to tell a good pot from a merely pretty one, and the two mistakes that cost new collectors the most money.
Frances Smith · 5 min read
Art Guides
How to Care for Handmade Ceramics at Home
Washing, dishwashers, gold lustre, crazing and chips. What actually matters when you live with handmade pots, and what you can safely ignore.
Frances Smith · 5 min read
Artist Stories
Inside a Kiama Ceramic Studio with Frances Smith
A morning in the studio, from the first bag of clay through to the gold lustre firing, and why the same vase goes into the kiln three times.
Frances Smith · 5 min read