Ceramics made with care
Photo: Tim Ngo
Sue Peachey works with fine porcelain clay using a technique of Japanese origin known as nerikomi. Each piece is coloured and layered, sliced and hand built, unique and infused with the care and patience required of the art form. At the same time the work is mindfully designed, unexpected outcomes and imperfections are celebrated. An easy connection with the natural world infuses the work.
Sue’s studio, River’s Edge Ceramics, sits in an inspiring setting in the bush capital of Australia. Located in the garden of Canberra Potters Society, with views to Mt Majura and neighbouring Billabong Pond, the area is a haven for native birds and ducks.
In 2023 Sue was thrilled to win the ACT Historic Places Craft + Design Canberra Award with ‘Elizabeth’s handkerchief with moth’. She was a finalist in the Small Things Art Prize in the same year with ‘New Zealand $1.20’
awards
ACT Historic Places Art Prize/Craft + Design Canberra award winner 2023. 'Elizabeth’s Handkerchief with moth'. Elizabeth Morton was a convict who lived at Lanyon in 1836 working as unpaid domestic help. The unlikely placement within the homestead of a fine embroidered handkerchief bearing Elizabeth’s initials is a defiant act that reminds us of the importance of equality. A native moth sits on the fabric. Numerous Indigenous species have declined as a result of our industrialised, capitalistic society. These intersections of settler/convict and colonial/indigenous, present at the early settlement of Lanyon, continue to resonate in Australia today. Photo: Tim Brook
Canberra Potters Society - Keane Ceramics Emerging Artist Award winner 2021
Small Things Art Prize finalist 2023 Saint Cloche Gallery, Sydney New Zealand $1.20 The postage stamp, a tiny snapshot of its origin, is an added joy to the delight of receiving a letter from a friend far away. Photo: Tim Brook