All of my work is made from Southern Ice Porcelain. This Australian-produced clay fires to a beautiful white in both reduction and oxidation and is translucent when held to the light, particularly if it has been thrown thinly. My forms are sometimes decorated before bisque by applying shellac and washing away a layer of clay. The resulting patterns show because of the variations in translucency of the different thicknesses of clay. Most pieces are fired in oxidation and the form remains a bright white. I have been concentrating on making bowls lately. The patterns on them reflect ideas about clouds in the sky or wave lines and other patterns found on beaches and the wider landscape. The bowls are most often glazed on the inside with copper in oxidation, giving the green/blue colouring. In 2004 I began studying Ceramics at Hornsby TAFE, enrolling in Certificate III and last year I completed my Diploma in Ceramics. I wish to thank the teachers at Hornsby TAFE who were a very professional group, highly experienced, extremely helpful, inspirational and best of all, a lot of fun to work with.