THE 2023 Australian Ceramics Open Studios comes to the Nambucca Valley on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November, 10am through to 4pm.

Australian Ceramics Open Studios (ACOS), hosted by the Australian Ceramics Association, is an annual, nationwide, weekend event that celebrates clay, community and creativity.

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Ceramic studios around Australia open their doors to offer a peek into their making with the opportunity to watch practical demonstrations and the chance to take home a handmade piece fresh from the kilns.

New kids on the block, Matt and Megan Vicary-Begg, will open the doors to their Village Pottery Company on the corner of Valla Beach Road.

The pair took over production from Southern Cross Pottery in mid-2023 and have built a reputation for producing beautiful and stylish water filters and various other matching pottery items.

Open Studios participant Kelly Greenhalgh lives and works in Scotts Head and is the resident thrower for Village Pottery.

Kelly studied a Bachelor of Fine Art (ceramics) at RMIT in Melbourne.

She will feature her own unique geometric inspired grid ware on Open Day.

Lyn Walsh is a well-known and much-loved potter from Valla who specialises in the Raku firing process.

Her whimsical face planters are quite a feature.

A keen sharer of creative inspirations, Lyn initiated and still runs the yearly Valla Expressions Art Show each January.

Open Studios visitors will have the opportunity to view the production of pottery, ask questions, have a go on the potter’s wheel and get their hands dirty while making a pinch pot with Kelly.

Michaela Kloeckner has made a name for herself on the Coffs Coast with her ocean-inspired functional ware and her unique artistic exhibition pieces.

She recently received first prize for her piece, ‘Fragile’, in the ceramic section at the Nambucca Biennial Art Exhibition 2023.

Visitors can watch her freshly fired kiln being unloaded and purchase a pot warm from the oven.

Michaela invites visitors to relax with a cuppa while they watch throwing demonstrations throughout the day.

There are opportunities to hand-paint your own cup, which Michaela will glaze and fire for you.

Erica Godwin is a ceramics graduate from TAFE College in Coffs Harbour.

She lives and works in Bowraville and will showcase her unique work with Michaela at Nambucca Pole House Pottery, 10 Newman Street.

Erica will guide participants to make their own origami pottery bowl.

This is a free, public event.

By Andrea FERRARI