I have been a potter for forty three years. I started on this journey in my early twenties. I fell in love with clay, the instant I touched it. I dreamt of being a potter for life, I always say to everyone if I am a potter until my journey here comes to an end, I will have lived my dream. I truly don’t feel that I work.

I began as one of Deidre’s students in 1999, twenty-five years ago. I spent a lot of time living in remote communities and when I moved back to Darwin, I saw an ad in the paper for pottery classes. It was always something I had been interested in, so I joined.

My journey into working with clay started in late 1992 when my second son was six months old. As a beginner, I felt intimidated but also loved the achievement of creating functional ware. I bought my first wheel and practiced at home with mixed results, most ended up in the bucket.

Melissa started her journey with clay as a youngster when she came along to my pottery classes aged eight. Shenny her mum encouraged her to return to classes three years ago to have some fun and use it as downtime to relax.

Jessikah, my beautiful Granddaughter dabbled in clay as a youngster. four years ago she came to classes in earnest and fell in love with clay and stayed around. She has also become an invaluable team member at Aussie Potz, from assisting students with tutoring and any jobs that are required around the studio.

I was lucky to stumble upon Dee’s fantastic studio in 2019 shortly after moving to Darwin. I’ve been very humbled to work so closely with her, harnessing and refining my processes and clay-making technique’s