Art2Muse

Born in north Queensland, I have worked professionally in ceramics for over 18 years and currently work from my home based studio in the rainforest in Kuranda. Textures and patterns in nature influence my work often drawn from the surrounding tropical environment.

My porcelain work evolves intuitively from explorations of the material and the making processes. My passion for the inherent visual and tactile qualities of porcelain guides the development my work. Porcelains unique qualities of fineness, density, whiteness, purity and translucency are explored in a variety of forms. Porcelain is a daunting material to use and control and I have explored its limits of tolerance in search of maximum translucency. My making methods include wheel throwing, hand building and working with fine slabs. The fine grain and purity demand a precise treatment with attention to detail often resulting in working on an intimate scale.

The purity and fineness of porcelain is an ideal base for adding colour, introducing colour into the structure of the form not just onto the surface. Ancient agateware techniques are used with layering and inlays evoking layers in land or landscape. In my wheel thrown work, I have been engaged with the process of introducing coloured clay pieces at different stages of the throwing process, each recording a different momentum. The pieces show a visual energy that records the making process.

Translucency is another quality of the material that I have explored in my work. Forms are pushed to the limits of thinness and firing temperature to increase the qualities of luminosity and fragility. The quality of luminosity and the play of pattern and light between interior and exterior are concerns of this work. I choose to leave the pieces unglazed to keep the clarity of colour and pattern. Extensive polishing enhances the tactile quality to that similar to polished stone.
- Mollie Bosworth

Qualifications

2003 Diploma of Art (Ceramics) by distance mode, Canberra School of Art, Australian National University
2002 Certificate 4, Public Art, Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE.

Selected Exhibitions

2005 Finer Points, All Hand Made Gallery, Sydney
Fragile Light, Solo exhibition Cairns Regional Gallery
Ardore, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney
29th Alice Craft Acquisition, Territory Craft, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs
International Ceramic Competition, 3rd World Ceramic Biennale Korea (CEBIKO)

IMPULSE, The New Revival in Contemporary Australian Ceramic Art
2004 ANU Emerging Artist Support Scheme Award Winners Exhibition, Watson Arts Centre, Canberra
Gold Coast International Ceramic Exhibition, Gold Coast City Gallery, Gold Coast
Bowl'd and Beautiful, Ceramic Art Gallery, Sydney
Porcelain, Cudgegong Gallery, Gulgong
2003 Luminous, showcase solo exhibition, Perc Tucker Regional Gallery
Melting Pot, Cairns Potters Ass. National Ceramic Competition, Cairns Regional Gallery
Cherish, Christmas show CQstore Craft Queensland
130o Graduating Students Exhibition, Canberra School of Art Gallery)
2002 Clay, Metal and Ink, Blue Bottle Gallery and Café Townsville
Wunderkammer, Plimsoll Gallery University of Hobart
2001 Atrium Gallery, Paradise Palms/VAA, group exhibition, Cairns
Cooperate/Collaborate - Kuranda Arts Coop Exhibition, Cairns Regional Gallery
2000 Clay Treasures 2000 - Cairns Potters Club, Mercure Hotel, Cairns
Waves - window space exhibition - Craft Queensland, Brisbane

Selected Awards and Grants

2005 Townsville City Council Award, Townsville Ceramic Competition
Pottery Award, Innisfail Biennial Art Competition
2004 Major Grant - Arts Queensland
2003 EASS National Gallery of Australia Shop Showcase Award
EASS Canberra Potters Society Exhibition Award, ANU Graduating Students Exhibition
Pottery Award, Innisfail Biennial Art Competition
The Judges Choice Award, Innisfail Biennial Art Competition
Fourex Clothing Award, Townsville Ceramics Competition
Theme 3 Award, Dr Koch Foundation Art Competition, Cairns
Deborah Nunn Memorial Award, Cairns National Ceramic Competition
2001 Merit, Gold Coast International Competition
Open Pottery Award, Mt Isa Art Competition
1998...Accredited with CRAFTMARK Australia

Selected Collections

2005 Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Ceramic Collection, Townsville
2004 Queensland State Collection, Department of Main Roads (northern office)
Gold Coast City Gallery Collection, Gold Coast
2003, 2000 Canberra School of Art Collection, Australian National University

Publications / Reproductions

2005 Fragile Light, exhibition review, Carole Lomax, Journal of Australian Ceramics
Craft Arts International 63 P.95
Impulses in Australian Ceramic Art, Anna Grigson, Ceramics Art and Perception 59 P.6
Fragile Light, exhibition preview, Arts Nexus 54, April - June 2005 P.12

2004 Article From Kuranda to Canberra via the Internet, Journal of Australian Ceramics 43 #2 P.73
Vogue Entertaining and Travel (image) Feb/Mar 04 P.25

Commissions available

Contact Katrina Hampton 0424809849 / 9326 6728