Jukes vase

Material
Reduction fired recycled blend of commercial clay and wild clay from Charters Towers region in North Queensland. Textured wild clay slip collected from Queenstown region,Tasmania. Glazed with the material of a single selected metre of drill core from geological exploration in Charter Towers Region and ash from Agnes restaurant in Fortitude Valley.

Dimensions
8cmx14cmx14cm

Information
From clay bodies to glaze ingredients and colourants, modern ceramics practice cannot be disentangled from mining; it is an inherently extractive practice. This series of pieces from my resiency with artisan seeks to explore the transformative possibilities of using waste and byproducts from the geological exploration and mining industires in North Queensland to create ceramic glazes, as well as clay bodies. I have also worked to imbue each one with a sense of where they were created with the addition of ash from the hospitality industry in Brisbane.

Note: All available-for-purchase works exhibited in 2026 UNLEASHED+ can be collected after the exhibition closure in November.