#curiositycafe

For those who’ve asked what the pieces made from the black clay will look like once fired and glazed here is one of my test pieces. I’ve used a colored glaze inside and on the top and left the bottom of the cup unglazed. While I love how this glaze has turned out, Ive seen some pieces with a clear glaze and they looked Devine. Quite elegant. I’ll be trimming the pieces and throwing more over the next few days. Then I’m hoping to get them all in for their first firing by the end of next week. The black clay does need special care a time to dry though. #claytime #curiousity #ceramics #freshgingercreative #curiositycafe #creativehub #aldingabeach #fleurieupeninsula #southaustralia #gosouthgolocal #kaurnacountry #onkaparinga (at Aldinga Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQhjgitDgSW/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today and tomorrow it’s open studio day as part of SALA, the South Australian Living Artists Festival. Come along. Details in SALA program and my website. #curiositycafe #salaopenstudio #sala2021 #aldingabeach (at Aldinga Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSQdBtHJcb5/?utm_medium=tumblr

Only a few days until the South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA) for 2021 starts. Over the month of August there’s plenty of arts events happening all across the state. You’re invited to come and watch me work over a cuppa and/or some homemade soup for SALA Open Studio weekend on the 7th and 8th of August and the following weekends of August I’ll be running clay and inky paper (printmaking) workshops. There are restrictions due to Covid, so very small intimate groups. Book into a workshop or register to visit during the open studio times - I’d really love to host you. Link to SALA events via my website or either look me up by name or by Curiosity Cafe on their online program. Newsletter will be sent out tonight (a bit later than expected) and there’ll be discounts for subscribers. I have news to share and will share the projects I’ve been working on during our lockdown - all book related. Lovely material with words a piece of scrap cloth from the fabulously talented and creative soul Julie Paterson - @clothjulie @juliepatersonart Silk scraps from @beautifulsilks ## Paper books being made with coaching from the inspirational earth mother soul, India - @prophet_of_bloom Stitching and scrap denims from coaching from the talented artist Donna of @stitchpaintburn_workshops and @donna.gordge.art #curiosity #inspiration #connection #belonging #curiositycafe #southaustralianlivingartistsfestival #sala2021 #aldingabeach #southaustralia #fleurieupeninsula #onkaparinga #kaurnacountry #cityofonkaparinga #gosouthgolocal #discoveraldingabeach (at Aldinga Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR5tqDIDmsJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Printmaking workshop this Saturday arvo. In this workshop we’ll etch an image to be printed onto a card or small print. Still chance to book. Link in profile or go to www.freshgingercreative.com.au/workshops #creativity #inspiration #connection #creativecuriosity #curiositycafe #aldingabeach #adelaide #southaustralia #fleurieupeninsula #gosouthgolocal #onkaparinga #kaurnacountry #ngaltingga (at Aldinga Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRQ9oUDjKEy/?utm_medium=tumblr

Poppies and 3 black cats (if you can spot the third). #curiouscats #curiositycafe Poppies a kindness from @smallwhitedog_ ❤️ (at Aldinga Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQf3rcaDrel/?utm_medium=tumblr

Sunday’s at my studio (aka the Curiosity Cafe) is time to get my hands in some mud. Currently using up some black clay. It’s lovely to throw with. #inspiration #connection #belonging #curiositycafe #creativehub #aldingabeach #fleurieupeninsula #southaustralia #kaurnacountry #onkaparinga #gosouthgolocal (at Aldinga Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQcNf8ijH0X/?utm_medium=tumblr

Fab day with @donna.gordge.art teaching indigo dyeing using Shibori stitching to create patterns in one of her @stitchpaintburn_workshops at the Curiosity Cafe (aka my at home studio). #beinspired #becreative #becurious #beconnected #curiositycafe #aldingabeach #fleurieupeninsula #southaustralia (at Aldinga Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPc6MzPjRMI/?utm_medium=tumblr

At home trimming some pots I’d thrown a few weeks ago and, we’re still quite wet earlier in the week - to wet fir trimming but then dried out almost too much (the stone looking ones). Then decided to throw a few more from the black clay. No measuring done here. Wish I had as I’d like to make more of these shapes. Next time. #ceramics #freshgingercreative #curiositycafe #claywork #aldingabeach (at Aldinga Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPZlhaeDSyF/?utm_medium=tumblr