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“I absolutely love clay and love how it is more than just “clay”. It can also teaches us patience , slowing down & being kind to ourselves , along with other things we may need. The “therapy” side of clay is an added bonus.
As we know it can be a bit frustrating sometimes learning something new and the reward is so satisfying as we have little epiphanies about what we need to do , to become the “boss” of the clay.
I believe with the wheel , there are many different ways to do the same thing , how we hold our hands, how we position our bodies to the wheel , amongst other things, these can all vary from person to person.
I encourage people to try different ways to get the result the want, helping them to understand how being connected to their body also makes them “strong” to be able to control the clay.
For some people it will become a healthy passion , the never ending learning journey will keep us motivated to continue to practice and studying all the different aspects of what clay and glazing can do.”
Megan Brandis creates one of a kind, unique piece from clay. Since discovering clay in 2015 , she has found her way to express her love of abstract painting into her pottery work.
Her work can be either functional vessels or sculptural pieces that hold their own as simple, yet elegant objects to be admired.
Megan is heavily inspired by the beauty of Western Australia’s rich and varied landscape of vivid colours, textures of the earth and beaches, and sparkling blue waters and sky.
She expresses these scenes in her ceramics through abstract visuals, created by combining different clay bodies in each piece. Ongoing spirals, which appear on the surface of her work from mixing multiple clays, translate a feeling of an endless loop through the landscape, allowing individuals to see and focus on different parts of the “art” taking them on their own interpretive journey. https://www.instagram.com/meganbrandis/