The Rise Up Project 2026 will create Community, Connection and Art while providing Awareness and Funds for Domestic Violence Agencies and Projects that support Victims of Domestic Violence. No experience is necessary to participate in these workshops in Bacchus Marsh. ​

During two 90 minutes classes you will create two ‘Marching Women’ sculptures from clay.  These will be Raku fired for you. One is for you to keep and the other one to donate for sale in the  ‘Rise Up’ Exhibition (date and venue to be confirmed). Proceeds from the sale will go to Projects to support victims of Domestic Violence. ​

Have Fun, Learn, Connect, Create, be part of something wonderful and exhibit your ‘Marching Woman’ sculpture as part of a large installation and help raise FUNDS to support Victims of Domestic Violence. 

​Cost for the workshop is $60 (+small booking fee) 
Rise Up 2026 is supported by a Moorabool Shire Community Grant.

Workshops were held over April and May and June 2026 and over 200 sculptures were made and are now being fired ready for the exhibition to be held at St Anne's Winery in Myrniong on September 12 -13 - more details to follow.... 
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Join me on April 18th for a workshop of all things Raku - a variety of glazes; gloss and matte, feather and horse hair imprinting, Obvara, and more. On May 2nd after getting the Raku set up and firing, you have the chance to experiment and experience the random magic of a Pit Firing. These workshops fill quickly so email now for more information and to book your place. 

It began at the end of January with the Other Art Fair at the Timberyard in Port Melbourne. It was so much fun to have a stall and showcase my works. All the artists I met were gorgeous and talented people. This was the first time the organisers had had a ceramic artists at there fair and I had no idea how my work would be received.... but I thought 'feel the fear and do it anyway'! It was a HUGE success - I meet so many fabulous people, did some workshops where people made a few things to take away with them and sold loads! Thank you to the organisers, artists, family, friends and visitors that make it such a fantastic weekend and the biggest thank you to bestie Kylie and my partner Neil for their support and help before and during the fair. 

Then it was off to Japan in March where I got to go to the home of Raku in Kyoto - what an amazing country, people, art and culture.  ​

In late August we headed across the Nullarbor to Western Australia some 3,300km away for the Australian Ceramics Triennale. What started as a 4 week trip turned into 10 weeks as we made the most of sight seeing some of WA's beautiful wild flowers and coastline. Having retired from Little Gallery Trentham to have more time to travel has also allowed me more time to give workshops which have been lots of fun with the participants getting some amazing results from the Raku and Pit firings. 

I am the very grateful recipient of several grants over the past decade. The latest grant from Creative Victoria - Sustaining Creative Workers Initiative was to provide support post the impact of Covid19 restrictions.

As part of the grant I participated in a 6 month mentorship program 'Evolve' with Amy Kennedy and 8 other artists. We caught up weekly online and I had one on one sessions with our mentor Amy every two weeks. The mentorship was crucial for me to progress, refine and redefine my art practice. The Evolve mentorship provided essential supportive and objective critique of my work and helped develop clarity and confidence in my creative pursuits as well as advice on updating my cv, website and better photography of my work.
(see http://amy-kennedy-nqu6.squarespace.com/evolve for more information on the Evolve program)

During the grant period I was able to exhibit more widely, taking my art to the city for a solo at the Malvern Artist Society Gallery. This was well attended and I had great feedback and good sales.

There was also an invitation to exhibit at the CLAD gallery in the Bendigo Pottery which I also undertook during the grant period. As this is a large tourist centre, my works were seen by many thousands of people and I had a great response and sales - with one of my large sculptural pieces going to New Zealand.

Many thanks to Creative Victoria, Amy Kennedy and the other wonderful artists in the program, Sally and the team at Bendigo Pottery and the Malvern Artist Society Gallery.