ANITA STEWART
CREATIVE PRACTICE
Ceramicist and Potter
Clay is my primary artform. I have been moulding clay into pieces of art, functionality, & beauty for decades. My inspiration is far reaching, from my lineage of Romany Gypsies & English, and a teenager migrant arriving in Australia, discover a whole new world of landscape and people - the human face, all account for my creative practice. I take inspiration from contemporary culture & Expressionist painter like Mark Chagall. I love teaching and sharing my knowledge.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My upbringing, Romany Gypsy/English parents, a teenage migrant, and a young adult choosing the alternate life style of my father's ancestries, best describes my artistic life. The feeling of coming from a 'subculture within society', always the feeling of being on the fringe, constantly shows in the eccentric nature of my work. From a very young age I have been motivated by the need to create. I am inspired how I can express myself through art. I create to soothe my soul, to bring joy into other people's lives, and send my children out into the world. Discovering the medium of clay for the first time was like a duck discovering water. I've been working with this medium for over 20 years and I am still discovering new ways of expressing myself with the beautiful tactile medium. I love moulding clay into teapots, my English up bring, no doubt, bringing this art form of beauty and practicality to the community. For years with drawing and design, I could actually transfer my creative expression into 3D, putting the images on surfaces that people could use their everyday lives. I am always the student and the Clay is my master.
BIO
Fine Arts Fremantle Technical College 1982
Cert 4 Glen Innes TAFE
Awards
2006 Glebe Book Award at the
Sydney teapot show
2009 Koala Tea Award
Inverell Art Gallery Acquisition Award Prize
1996 The Them Roma Cultural Arts Festival in Lanciano Italy 1st prize for 2D arts works.
Solo Exhibition
2006 Many little teapots at Armidale Art Gallery
Group Exhibitions
Glen Innes Art Gallery Women of Colour
Art on the Corner exhibition
Sister city of Mosman Art Exchange
Crossing New England at NERAM
CONTACT
nitadot7@yahoo.com.au
0421 902 759