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Highly experienced tutor
30 years experience teaching just ceramics
to absolute beginners, and experienced
Invited to give 300 ceramics workshops at primary, secondary, tertiary,
and for community, professional art and ceramic institutions.
Invited demonstrator or speaker at 30 ceramics conferences.
Published 20 articles in ceramics journals in 5 countries.
High quality art instruction
Your tutor has a deep and wide understanding of the creative process
30 years experience as a professional artist (decades of mistakes and learning new things).
150+ Exhibitions across 12 countries, including 7 international biennale
learning about other cultures and their ceramic traditions
20 awards, honours or grants.
In the Art Gallery of WA, and public collections in 6 countries
in 13 ceramics textbooks.
archived in the Aust. National Library, WA State Library, City of Vincent Library,
National Gallery of Australia, Arizona State University (USA).
Highly trained instruction
Seven years full time ceramics trained and qualified:
TTC (Art) DTC /Otago; BA (VA) (ceramics major) Edith Cowan; BA (Arts) (ceramics and sculpture major) Curtin (hon).
Government certification and ongoing accreditation
T.T.C. (NZDEd), Dip.Ed (WADEd), WACOT/Teacher Registration Board of WA (current) , WWC (current),
Professional membership & peer accreditation
Australian Ceramic Association,
Ceramics Association of NZ,
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (USA),
Craft Australia,
International Academy of Ceramics (Geneva), Artsource, Artaxis,
Invited external examiner of a 2017 ANU PhD on ceramics.
Student evaluation and online reviews
Google: reviews “Perth Pottery and Sculpture Classes" (look for any stars) since 2011
workshop evaluation survey comments. since Since 1999
See all studio classes work completed since 2019 here
Talk to other students during your first lessons.
Over 30 years of both good and bad reviews will give you an honest sense of the classes.
back to classes
30 years experience teaching just ceramics
to absolute beginners, and experienced
Invited to give 300 ceramics workshops at primary, secondary, tertiary,
and for community, professional art and ceramic institutions.
Invited demonstrator or speaker at 30 ceramics conferences.
Published 20 articles in ceramics journals in 5 countries.
High quality art instruction
Your tutor has a deep and wide understanding of the creative process
30 years experience as a professional artist (decades of mistakes and learning new things).
150+ Exhibitions across 12 countries, including 7 international biennale
learning about other cultures and their ceramic traditions
20 awards, honours or grants.
In the Art Gallery of WA, and public collections in 6 countries
in 13 ceramics textbooks.
archived in the Aust. National Library, WA State Library, City of Vincent Library,
National Gallery of Australia, Arizona State University (USA).
Highly trained instruction
Seven years full time ceramics trained and qualified:
TTC (Art) DTC /Otago; BA (VA) (ceramics major) Edith Cowan; BA (Arts) (ceramics and sculpture major) Curtin (hon).
Government certification and ongoing accreditation
T.T.C. (NZDEd), Dip.Ed (WADEd), WACOT/Teacher Registration Board of WA (current) , WWC (current),
Professional membership & peer accreditation
Australian Ceramic Association,
Ceramics Association of NZ,
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (USA),
Craft Australia,
International Academy of Ceramics (Geneva), Artsource, Artaxis,
Invited external examiner of a 2017 ANU PhD on ceramics.
Student evaluation and online reviews
Google: reviews “Perth Pottery and Sculpture Classes" (look for any stars) since 2011
workshop evaluation survey comments. since Since 1999
See all studio classes work completed since 2019 here
Talk to other students during your first lessons.
Over 30 years of both good and bad reviews will give you an honest sense of the classes.
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