Here you will find a showcase of my ceramics under the name Sienblue Pottery.

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I am Renée Ferguson and have been working with clay for over 30 years. I used to have

a studio on a quiet hill on the southeast coast of Australia, overlooking the hills. Today I am in Bavaria, near the Alps.

 

I once lived in Taiwan and that was where my ceramic abilities grew. Then I went to China for a few years and managed to make a few pieces, and also participating in two major Art shows in Beijing and Guangzhou.

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I mostly make functional pieces that are to be used and become part of everyday living.

Handmade pottery has character, a bit of attitude here and there, some subtle, some 'out' there.

When you hold a handmade ceramic piece it wants you to pay attention to its “one & only” status. And it begs you to touch it. My aim is always to make pieces that show these qualities through textures, finger marks, improvised parts & irregularities.

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Hours have been spent and skin has been worn off my fingers while playing with mud.

I am self-taught and have studied and tested the reliability of raw materials using a gas kiln. I've mixed my own glazes and made clay bodies from scratch. All done while staying focused on keeping a sense of humor over the slight success rate that goes hand in hand with hommade ceramics.

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Ah, such is the art of aiming for perfection.

Like managing the stages in one's life, this approach has given me

no guaranteed long-term control over ceramics but I've had fun with it.

And I plan to continue doing so one way or another.

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It's all about free will [both mine & the clay's],

the sky & what I have eaten and seen at breakfast time.​

I love the look of all things handmade.

I mean, I want to see fingerprints.

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​Enjoy your visit around my site & thanks for stopping by.​