Happy Vessels

Seen enjoying the vessels at the opening last Saturday ...

Fiona, Barry, Carolyn, Mieke, Ken and Mark ... pic by Gemma.

Vessels at maleny Artworks ...

... well the judging has taken place during the week and at the function on Saturday afternoon we announced the winner of the vessel competition ... the Judge - UK ceramicist Jim Robison - certainly had a tough task in selecting the winner and in fact asked that I include six highly commended awards ... and they are ....

Megan Puls ( Gold Coast - Qld ) - Strata Bottles

Jackie Gasson ( Eudlo - Qld ) - set of 3 Soda Fired Vessesls

Richard Rofe ( Bruny Is - Tasmania ) - Set of 3 Tectonic Vessels

Michael Pugh ( Buderim Qld ) - Ocean Amphora

Norman Dobson ( Maleny - Qld ) - Ancient Vessel

Sandra Rofe ( Bruny Island - Tasmania ) - The Vessels of Life

and the Best in Show Award and the $500. prize went to ...

Ian Reid ( Dulong - Qld ) - Lidded Vessel 2

Ian with award judge Jim Robison ...

Thank you to all the ceramicists who entered the competition and congratulations to Ian and the Highly Commended artists ... and a huge thank you to Jim Robison for taking time out on his busy Australian trip to judge the entries ..
The show runs now until the 28th October ...

A Fantasy of Teapots

Last weekend the Maleny Arts and Crafts group presented the 6th annual Maleny Teapots Exhibition. Held in the RSL Hall over the three days, the show drew a steady stream of visitors and teapot collectors with about one third of the pots being sold. Also on exhibition were paintings and sculptures from the artist members of MACG and of course the second "Warm and Fuzzy" teacosy competition. ... and the winners were ...

Sandra Bernaitis - from South Australia - won the hand painted porcelain teapot with "Imari "....

Maleny clayworker Charlie Moore's "Aunt Edna comes to tea ... "won the creative teapot ...

and Mons artist Carol Forster won the functional teapot section with her "untitled" pot ...

The winning TeaCosy was "Gertea" created by Maleny artist Christine Duelberg ...

The remaining tepots are now on show at Maleny Artworks Gallery until the end of the month.

Charlie Moore and 'Aunt Edna ..."


Christine Duelberg and her cosies ...