Australia Week: Shannon Garson on the influence of drawing on her ceramics

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with potter Shannon Garson. Her porcelain vessels are covered with sgraffito and oxide drawings inspired by the marginalized ecosystems of the littoral zone of seaside Queensland, such as shorelines, rock pools and coastal wallum scrub.  In addition to domestic wares Garson has been mixing food, music and vessels into a performance piece/event called the Handmade Table. To see a video about the piece please visit her Vimeo page . For more information about her work please visit www.shannongarsonporcelain.com.au. 

Ceramic Artist Shannon Garson creates "The Handmade Table". The handmade table is a phrase that encompasses the celebratory, a gathering of people eating and sharing food, stopping for a while, in the midst of busy noisy lives and taking pleasure in simple things. Handmade bowls, live music, good food

"Petrichor" is a short film following the making of Australian ceramic artist Shannon' Garson's latest exhibition. "Petrichor" articulates landscape using domestic pots as vessels for drawings about the strange beauty and wonder to be found in the marginalized eco-systems of the littoral zone. Details of shorelines, rock pools and coastal wallum scrub are revealed in the sgraffito and oxide drawings that crawl over the surface of these delicately thrown porcelain vessels.

This episode of the podcast is sponsored by the Australian Ceramic Association. Shannon currently serves as the president of this member-driven organization, which fosters a lively community by organizing nationwide open studio events, publishing The Journal of Australian Ceramics, supporting artists in their studio practice and advocating for excellence in education and training. For more information, or to join the association, please visit www.australianceramics.com.