Artisan Collective Port Stephens
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Share the Joy is back for 2022! Our SHOY Exhibition premiered in 2021, and we have brought it back for 2022. On display for the month of November is this amazing shared exhibition, where each of our Artisan Collective Members invite a guest artist to join them in sharing the joy of exhibiting in our amazing Nelson Bay gallery.
The artworks are stunning! We will be ‘sharing the joy’ even more with an exhibition opening at 2pm on Sunday the 13th November. We would love to see you there!
June is a Ceramic Artist working mainly with stoneware and porcelain clays, occasionally using paper clay for sculptural pieces.
June’s pots are fired in an electric or gas kiln to temperatures above 1200 deg C. She makes her own glazes which are food safe.
June Wheen
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Most of June’s work is wheel thrown, or hand built. She uses a variety of decorating techniques, ranging from slip sgraffito carving, printing or pressing onto clay surfaces, under glaze or glaze on glaze.
June’s work includes thrown bowls, cylindrical forms, manipulated thrown pieces and free form, often with carving or cutting away.
June has a Degree in Creative Arts from Charles Sturt University (Bathurst) and has taught Art in TAFE and Secondary Schools.
“I hope the satisfaction I gain from making pots reflects in my work and brings similar pleasure to those who acquire them.
Working with clay is a continuous learning process, I cannot envisage my life without it.“
June Wheen
Janet Mackintosh is a mosaic artist based in Port Stephens, NSW. Having dabbled in mosaic over 15 years ago, Janet has since returned to the art in the last 2 years.
Her interest in mosaic art has deepened through her travel experiences and study of ancient history.
Janet Mackintosh
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Janet works primarily in vitreous glass but has also used smalti and marble.
Janet is continually amazed by the seemingly limitless possibilities of mosaic, which span the traditional and the abstract. She loves mosaic’s tactile elements.
