Adriana Christianson
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Making , for me , is a part of who I am , my identity. I enjoy the satisfaction of exploring form and function and making pieces to be used and loved in the home - this is truth . Clay , for me, from my core memory in kindergarten in that yellow bucket , has been an adventure - and most days a new idea , a new gift of a design to explore . Who could say no to a life so full ?All works are made and fired in her tiny studio, surrounded by a rambling garden and 1920's original farmhouse.
"I began making pots in High School and continued at Prahran College of Advanced Education studying a Diploma of Art & Design, majoring in Ceramics.
Afterwards, I worked in the production pottery of Jan Lewis and Tabletop Ceramics as a Studio Assistant and decorator.
" My work has been evolving , as good work should , over the last 2 years, as Ive stepped away from production work - to focus more on exploring different clay and firing techniques - through my Gas Kiln , and Wood Firing ".
"Parallel with these works , my porcelain 'Bird Series' pieces continue to appear, as if by magic ... an entire separate body of work , which includes paintings .
"Sometimes I feel quite like a split personality , as the two bodies of work are so juxtaposed ."