Madeleine Thornton-Smith
Madeleine Thornton-Smith — Shell Frame with Shell Shelf
$250
Handbuilt light brown clay frame with shell shelf and press-moulded shells, glaze, stoneware oxidation.
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Madeleine Thornton-Smith is a formally trained painter and ceramic artist from Melbourne. Her practice examines the hierarchy that exists between fine art and craft in relation to class and gender. As well as regularly exhibiting, Madeleine is heavily involved in arts advocacy and community work, and various writing, educational and curatorial projects.
Madeleine is currently studying a Master of Fine Art by Research at RMIT investigating the politics of gender and labour in art and craft, with particular focus on the ceramics sector.
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Material: Stoneware oxidation, glaze
Dimensions: approx. 14 x 14 cm