Here you will find a showcase of my ceramics under the name Sienblue Pottery.

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I am known as Renée Ferguson and I have been working with clay for over 30 years. I used to have

a studio on a quiet hill on the southeast coast of Australia.

 

Then I moved to China for a few years in 2017 and managed to make a few things and participate in two major Art shows over there.

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Now I am in the States, I guess you could call it repatriating for a year.

So far, I am working slowly as I do not have a studio. But that isn't keep me

from playing with dirt.

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I mostly make functional pieces that are to be used and become part of 

everyday living. Handmade pottery has character, a bit of attitude here and there, some subtle,

some 'out' there. When you hold a handmade ceramic piece it wants you to pay attention to its

“one & only” status. And it begs you to touch it. My aim is to make pieces that show these qualities through textures, finger marks, improvised parts & irregularities.

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Hours have been spent, and skin has been worn out playing with mud along the way. I am self-taught and have studied, tested raw material reliability, mixed my own glazes and bodies of clay from scratch. All done while staying focused on keeping a sense of humor over the slight success rate.

Ah, such is the art of aiming for perfection.

Like managing the stages in one's life, this approach has given me

no guaranteed long-term control over ceramics but I've had fun with it.

And I plan to continue doing so one way or another.

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It's all about free will [both mine & the clay's],

the sky & what I have eaten and seen at breakfast time.​

I love the look of all things handmade.

I mean, I want to see fingerprints.

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​Enjoy your visit around my site & thanks for stopping by.​