Teffany’s workshop, Hearth Studio, is situated in leafy Yarralumla in the backyard of an old Canberra cottage. The garden is an integral part of the studio. Visitors may enjoy water features, beehive, outdoor sculptures, clay pizza oven, a fire pit, chickens and ducks, and a massive gum tree or sip iced tea under the grape arbour around a massive red gum slab table while taking in the surroundings. Teffany is a maker of mermaids, monsters and mosaics.
She and her daughter Ochre are also makers of earthy domestic ware as Red Ochre Studio. They create vessels imprinted with natural textures from the environments they spend time in. Their current range focuses on seaweed textured surfaces highlighting the plight of kelp forests in Tasmania, their other home.
There will be opportunities for people of all ages to play with clay as an extension of the drop-in classes run from Hearth as Ceramic Salon. This is a weather-dependent event. Please check for updates on her website.
Visitors will be able to purchase small handmade clay animals, Red Ochre Studio bowls and domestic wares.
9 November | Saturday 10am - 4pm
Entry to this exhibition is free | No bookings required
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Teffany Thiedeman graduated from The ANU Ceramics Department last century. She is a Director of Aeon Arts, a not-for-profit cultural organisation whose mission is to bring creative opportunities to people of all ages. As an artist she has exhibited broadly, in graveyards, paddocks and even art galleries. She loves art interactives and getting people to have a play with clay.
Her practice is inspired by fables, mythology and storytelling, especially the spaces inside and around the stories. Her work is hand built and frequently figurative and personal, drawing upon her adventures in this amazing world. Teffany loves working with community art projects, kids and the art curious. Tasmania has been her second home for more than 20 years where she frequently collaborates with Red Ochre Studio and continues to be constantly inspired with its natural beauty and unending source of hope for the future.
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Wheelchair accessibility, eftpos, off-street parking
Image Credit: Teffany Thiedeman | Studio Feet, 2019 | Image courtesy of the artist