Jane Northway Studio 21
Jane’s journey into the Creative Arts began with adult education at Wollongong University in 1998 where she embarked on a Bachelor of Creative Arts and majored in writing and poetry.
The poetic influences of that era are very much a part of her ceramic work today.
Angophora groves, rock formations and the seascapes in and around Bundeena permeate her choices in colour, texture, form and the surface treatment of her work.
Her love of walking and swimming most days inspire her themes and ideas.
Jane completed her Diploma in Ceramics at Gymea TAFE in December 2013 and gained a distinction for her Body of Work.
She presented a series of functional sculptural pieces, which inherited their shape from forms found in and around the coastal rock platforms of Bundeena and Jibbon Beach.
She has continued to explore these themes, taking impressions from rock pools, platforms and other shapes to make plaster moulds, from which the pieces are created.
Her wheel-thrown pieces are mostly functional, refining the shapes to present the beauty of classical forms.
The small latte cups and jugs have been a successful line, originating from her Certificate IV year of studies, when she designed a one piece latte cup model and plaster moulds, from which multiple pieces can be slip-cast.
Some of these are hand-painted with underglaze colours and fired with a clear glaze.
The iconic Bundeena Ferry is hand-painted as a surprise on the inside bottom of each piece.
Some of her pieces have been wood-fired, but she fires most of her pieces herself at home in a gas kiln and uses a number of stoneware glazes but,
as the cost of LPG increases, is experimenting with some 1200 glazes.
Her ceramic studies lasted over 11 years and covered the full range of subjects from glaze technology and materials to slip-casting,
mould-making and advanced wheel-throwing.
As her journey continued, she joined the Bundeena Maianbar Art Trail in 2013 and is continuing to explore other shapes, pigments, oxides and glazes.
Her studio/workshop at home comprises a gallery space, open to visitors on Art Trail days wishing to view work in progress as well as completed pieces.
Jane has exhibited and sold her ceramics locally at The Port Hacking Potters Exhibition held at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and at The National Parks and Wildlife Visitors Centre at Audley.
She has been a member of The Australian Ceramics Association for a number of years and participated in the Open Studios Weekend event in 2014.
The poetic influences of that era are very much a part of her ceramic work today.
Angophora groves, rock formations and the seascapes in and around Bundeena permeate her choices in colour, texture, form and the surface treatment of her work.
Her love of walking and swimming most days inspire her themes and ideas.
Jane completed her Diploma in Ceramics at Gymea TAFE in December 2013 and gained a distinction for her Body of Work.
She presented a series of functional sculptural pieces, which inherited their shape from forms found in and around the coastal rock platforms of Bundeena and Jibbon Beach.
She has continued to explore these themes, taking impressions from rock pools, platforms and other shapes to make plaster moulds, from which the pieces are created.
Her wheel-thrown pieces are mostly functional, refining the shapes to present the beauty of classical forms.
The small latte cups and jugs have been a successful line, originating from her Certificate IV year of studies, when she designed a one piece latte cup model and plaster moulds, from which multiple pieces can be slip-cast.
Some of these are hand-painted with underglaze colours and fired with a clear glaze.
The iconic Bundeena Ferry is hand-painted as a surprise on the inside bottom of each piece.
Some of her pieces have been wood-fired, but she fires most of her pieces herself at home in a gas kiln and uses a number of stoneware glazes but,
as the cost of LPG increases, is experimenting with some 1200 glazes.
Her ceramic studies lasted over 11 years and covered the full range of subjects from glaze technology and materials to slip-casting,
mould-making and advanced wheel-throwing.
As her journey continued, she joined the Bundeena Maianbar Art Trail in 2013 and is continuing to explore other shapes, pigments, oxides and glazes.
Her studio/workshop at home comprises a gallery space, open to visitors on Art Trail days wishing to view work in progress as well as completed pieces.
Jane has exhibited and sold her ceramics locally at The Port Hacking Potters Exhibition held at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and at The National Parks and Wildlife Visitors Centre at Audley.
She has been a member of The Australian Ceramics Association for a number of years and participated in the Open Studios Weekend event in 2014.