Earth Poems
2 December – 24 January 2026
Old Post Office Gallery, Atherton, Queensland
“A deep affinity with the natural world has always been a source of inspiration and meaning for me. It is this connection I invite you to trace through this body of work, where the presence of Jirrbal Country lingers in the clay, stone and flame.”
1. Chun Jar
Wheel thrown iron rich local stoneware, poured chun glaze with a honey blush from the salt on the firebox side, wood fired and salt glazed
H24 x W20 x D20 cm
2. Shallow Dish, local clay and cobalt pocelain slip
Wheel throw, handled and brushed with slip immediately off the wheel, own local formulation stoneware, wood fired and salt glazed
H6 x W18 x L26 cm
3. Shallow Dish, ash glaze
Local clay slips with ash liner glaze, own local formulation stoneware, wood-fired and salt glazed
H5 x W22 x L28 cm
4. Bowl 1. Dark ash runs
Wheel thrown iron rich local stoneware with an ash liner glaze that runs when placed in a hot spot in the kiln, wood fired and salt glazed
H7 x W21 x D20 cm
5. Large Oval Dish
Local clay slips with chun liner glaze, own local formulation stoneware, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H7 x W22 x L29 cm
6. Medium Oval Dish
Local clay slips with ash liner glaze, own local formulation stoneware, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H7 x W13 x L23 cm
7. Small Footed Plate with stripes
Hand built iron rich local stoneware, local clay slip stripes, wood fired leaning against the kiln wall, salt-glazed
H3 x W14 x L19 cm
8. Small Footed Plate with slip trail
Hand built iron rich local stoneware, slip trailed with local clay slips, wood fired leaning against the kiln wall, salt-glazed
H3 x W11 x L15 cm
9. Small Oval Dish
Local clay and cobalt porcelain slips, ash liner glaze, own local formulation stoneware, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H6 x W14 x L20 cm
10. Bowl 2. Light Ash Runs
Wheel thrown iron rich local stoneware with an ash liner glaze that runs when in a hot spot in the kiln, wood fired and salt glazed
H7 x W20 x D20 cm
11. Large Platter
Wheel thrown iron rich local stoneware, poured ash and feldspathic glaze, wood fired and salt glazed
Dia 35 x H5 cm
12. Fluted Lidded Container 1.
Carved knob, own local formulation stoneware, local clay slips, shino liner glaze, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H8 x W8 x D8 cm
13. Fluted Lidded Container 2
Carved rim and knob, own local formulation stoneware, local clay and cobalt porcelain slips, ash liner glaze, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H8 x W8 x D8 cm
14. Fluted Lidded 3.
Carved knob, local clay slips, shino liner glaze, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H8 x W8 x W8 cm
15. Cup
Wheel thrown, own local formulation stoneware, Mudgee dolomite glaze, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H7 x W9 x D9 cm
16. Cup
Wheel thrown, own local formulation stoneware, Mudgee dolomite-ash glaze, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H7 x W9 x L9 cm
17. Fluted Bowl 2
Iron rich local stoneware, shino-type glaze with natural ash blush inside, wood-fired
H8 x W14 x D14 cm
18. Small footed bowl
Iron rich local stoneware, shino-type glaze with carved foot, wood-fired
H4 x W9 x D9 cm
19. Fluted bowl 3
Iron rich local stoneware, shino-type glaze with slip swirls inside, wood-fired
H8 x W14 x D14 cm
20. Large fluted bowl 1
Iron rich local stoneware, shino-type glaze, wood-fired
H9 x W23 x D23 cm
21. Whiskey cup
Carved foot, own local formulation stoneware, Mudgee dolomite-ash glaze, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H5 x W4 x D4 cm
22. Whiskey cup
Carved foot, own local formulation stoneware, Mudgee dolomite-ash glaze, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H5 x W4 x D4 cm
23. Small bottle
Iron rich local stoneware dipped in shino and ash glaze, wood fired
H9 x W8 x D8 cm
24. Ash Jar
Wheel thrown in two pieces, iron rich local stoneware, ash and shino glaze, wood-fired
H26 x W31 x D31 cm
25. Square Bottle
Thrown and cut, iron rich local stoneware with quartz inclusions, poured Irvinebank porphyry rock glaze, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H19 x W7 x D7 cm
26. Square Long Neck Bottle
Wheel thrown and paddled iron rich local stoneware, ash and natural ash glaze, twice fired in the throat arch of the kiln, first in the dry season and then in the wet season, wood-fired
H30 x W7 x D7 cm
27. Oval Platter
Hand-built own local formulation stoneware, porcelain slips, wood-fired and salt-glazed
H6 x W16 x L36 cm
28. Jar
Thrown in two pieces with iron rich local stoneware, granite inclusions, brushed local clay slips, wood-fired
H20 x W23 x D23 cm