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Ted’s other passion is gardening, and he has created a glorious garden around his studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTed Secombe is well known for his beautiful crystalline glazes, as well as his pots of cobalt blue and deep crimson. He works with a huge range of colours and, as with his forms, Ted is always experimenting and developing new ranges of glazes, some of which are reminiscent of ancient Chinese glazes. 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She has been making ceramics for over 40 years and has completed a Certificate of Fine Art in Ceramics at Bendigo TAFE College, 1987. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/strong\u003efi\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ene white stoneware clay, reclaim clay and buff raku clay with trachyte\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e34 x 16 x 16cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kaye Poulton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309196996826,"sku":"C-KP192","price":490.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0033\/5002\/files\/H-Trumble_Craft-Oct-Product_146.jpg?v=1701403395"},{"product_id":"david-austin-kitiakitanga-iv-sculptural-vessel","title":"David Austin 'Kitiakitanga IV', Sculptural Vessel","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade in\u003cspan\u003e a raku kiln at low temperatures, this vessel from David Austin represents the concept of being a guardian of our environment and everything in it. Living with this piece acts as a portal to this concept and looks out over one's environment. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKitiakitanga is a Maori concept but has universal relevance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis unique work is not waterproof.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Austin is a ceramic artist\/designer who makes in New Zealand, Australia and England. David is primarily a RAKU maker. This process involves raku clay which is able to withstand the sudden heat change in a gas fired raku kiln. All pieces are bisque fired first and then subjected to heat and then oxidised in a smoke chamber producing an endless array of surface finishes. 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Utilising a combination of pinch and slab building techniques she begins hand building each piece before adding repetitive patterns and bold colours to their finishes. Her objects are informed by modernist architecture and textile like qualities, combining soft and hard. She is concerned with juxtaposing form and texture to create both tension and harmony.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTolan has exhibited and participated in the Craft Victoria Member's Vitrine, 2020, Craft Poster Gallery, 2020, Virtual Makers in Residence at Craft, 2020 and Vivid Nostalgia at Modern Times, 2022. 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Her hand coiled works are inspired by dendrochronology (the study of tree rings), ripples in water and strata levels exposed in cliff faces and mountain ranges. The forms of her sculptural pieces are heavily influenced by topographical maps of mountains and natural landforms such as boulders, rocks, rivers and termite mounds. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Taylor was a finalist in Craft Victoria fresh! 2019 and received the Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Emerging Craft Practitioner Award, 2019. 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