Vaughan started his pottery journey in 2015 and has since participated in advanced pottery classes to develop his extensive wheel throwing skills. He has been a pottery studio committee member and kiln supervisor for years and has taken part in studio exhibitions with his ceramic creations. Since the beginning of 2019 he has been teaching pottery weekly at Studio P to share his passion and knowledge.

You can check out Vaughan’s work @sadexxsuxx on Instagram

Katie is a qualified secondary school teacher and has started teaching wheel-throwing classes in 2020. She has been learning from Vaughan for the past two years and developed not only advanced wheel throwing skills but also a passion for pottery. Since she was young, Katie has been passionate about expressing herself creatively through painting, print-making, pottery and loves sharing her experience with others!

You can check out Katie’s work @kathianders on Instagram

Robbie grew up in a family of artists and has always had a keen interest in the arts. He has studied architecture and has worked for the past five years as a project manager on major infrastructure projects such as the Perth Children’s Hospital. After dabbling in ceramics sculpture at school, Robbie did not begin his journey with wheel work until 2018 and was seriously bitten by the ceramic bug as soon as his hands touched the clay. Since then he has been more or less obsessed with the craft, working hard to develop his skills and experiment with various techniques, clays, glazes and firing methods. He has been attending short courses at TAFE for the past three years and has been teaching beginners wheel work since early 2021.

See Robbie’s work @r.kerramics on Instagram.

Ally is a sound healer, videography assistant and potter, whose work often combines wheel thrown vessels, decorated with realistic sculptural details to bring life to her pieces. Ally studied acting and presenting in Sydney, and currently also works for a video production company in Perth. Her background in film contributes to her love of storytelling, and her enthusiasm for the arts, which she brings to her wheel throwing and hand building classes.

Ally puts her heart into her courses and loves seeing the joy from her students as they realise their potential. You can find Ally teaching Wheel Throwing, Pet Nat and Pottery, as well as her Forms and Figures workshops.

You can check out Ally’s work @solomou_ceramics on Instagram

Alex has a degree in secondary education in Visual Arts and Science. He began his pottery career at university and has since been an avid ceramicist. Although he teaches hand-building, Alex combines both hand and wheel work in his own practice. Alex enjoys creating ‘ugly vases and mugs’ as he describes it, using form and colour to create weird and wonderful artwork.

You can check out his work at @unsure.art on Instagram

Nanwen is a qualified engineer and has been a Studio P member since 2021. She has a passion for helping others with pottery and loves to teach our wheel throwing classes. For Nanwen, pottery is all about learning and not perfection. For her own pottery, Nanwen loves playing with colourful glaze combinations, trying new pottery techniques and testing her ability to throw big pots. Her pots are mostly organic, functional pieces.

You can check out her work at @nanwens on Instagram.

Tahnee has always loved to create. Her interest in creating led to a degree in Interior and Spatial Design and working for over a decade in the industry designing commercial and retail spaces. Tahnee began taking courses with ceramicist, Warrick Palmateer, who continues to be a mentor to this day. She has also been fortunate to attend workshops by several creatives including Fergus Stewart and Eric Landon (Tortus) – all of which led her to important pivot points in her development. She has also been part of several local exhibitions and events.

Tahnee’s style is heavily influenced by her love of organic forms, nature and also obsesses over clean lines. She is passionate about clay and loves sharing this with people.

See Tahnee’s work @tahnee.mae.design on Instagram.

Jackie is an experienced ceramic artist who has been creating pottery for over 20 years and teaching for over 7 years. She has a wealth of knowledge that she enjoys sharing with her students. Her work practice focuses on textural and colourful glazes and she is well known for her volcanic/lava glazes. She has won several ceramic awards and has had a feature article and various inclusions in The Journal of Australian Ceramics.

You can see Jackie’s work @masters_jackie

Sonia is a creative soul that has been in the design industry for more than 15 years. Graduated with a BA(Hons) in Theatre Design at Central St. Martins UK, she has worked in the theatre and interior design industry in her home Portugal as well as lecturer in Design for Think Education, CATC Design School in Sydney. Lately she has created her own ceramic range available through retailers and handcraft markets in WA. She loves creativity, the organic forms and aims to inspire others into creating art.

See Sonia’s work @smoothceramics on Instagram.

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