Artist in Residence, Louise Lawrence, in conversation with Helen Kavanagh. Learn more about Lawrence's four week residency at RMOA and how works from the Collection inspired new directions in her artistic practice.

About Louise Lawrence

Currently Lawrence resides in Mount Morgan on Ghungalu Country. Since encountering yellow fireclay on her property and its links to the historic gold mine brickworks she has been exploring the characteristics and varieties of local wild clay. It is with these clays that she creates sculptures and carved bowls which are bisque fired in her hand built wood fired kiln. She seeks to use sustainable methods for all her ceramic creations and prefers slip sgraffito decorations rather than glazes.

Lawrence is passionate about supporting fellow artists and has recently organized the artist run school holiday workshop program for local school children in Mount Morgan. She frequently visits regional towns to engage new communities in pottery and supports local festivals and markets in collaboration with other local artists. Having taught Visual Arts at different high schools in Central Queensland she has recently ceased full time teaching to pursue art professionally and embrace home education for her youngest two children.