About Sadhana Peterson
My home studio, Lilli Pilli Studio, is situated in the Blue Mountains N.S.W. Australia.
Currently, I work as a potter and sculptor and fire my work in electric and wood kilns.
Over the past 45 years as an artist I have worked in various media but now I am predominantly a ceramicist although all of my past creative pursuits do inform my ceramic work.
Textiles and mixed media remain part of my art practice as I enjoy incorporating basketry and plant fibre paper into my work. Much of the plant material that I use is grown and harvested from my own garden.
My focus now, as an older artist, is simply to deepen my understanding of wood firing and to play in my studio with joy, intrigue and exploration and without ambition.
I look forward to quietly making pots and cooking them in fire into the future.
'Sandy-Licinda' Wood kiln.
Built over the Covid Lockdown 2021-2022 .
Designed by Sandy Lockwood and built solely by me with Tristan Rickets making the stoke door and bracing.
Artist at work Lilli Pilli Studio, Blue Mountains NSW.
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Qualifications / Training
I believe that no matter how long you have worked at a skill, there is always more to learn.
Pottery
1976-1979 | Pottery classes, Margaret Tuckson, Turramurra |
1979 | Ceramics,Diogenes Farri, Brookvale TAFE |
2011 | Wheelforming Techniques Kwirak Choung, NAS |
2014-2024 | Throwing and wood firing workshops, Sandy Lockwood, Balmoral Studio |
2015 | Ceramic Study Group Throwing workshop, Ruthanne Tudball, NAS |
2016 | Completed Graduate Certificate in Visual Arts/Ceramics ANU |
Throwing workshop Euan Craig, Australian Ceramic Association | |
2017 | Ceramic Sculpture Workshop, Cristina Cordova, ANU |
2019 | Completed MA/Visual Arts / Ceramics ANU |
2020-2021 | Built my wood kiln at Lilli Pilli Studio |
Theatre
1988-1991 | B.A. Performing Arts, U.W.S. Nepean. |
Textiles
2002-2014 | Mixed media/textiles workshops, Fibre Forums, TAFTA |
Employment
1991-1997 | Permanent-part time Art / Drama teacher, Holy Family High Blacktown. NSW |
1996 | Visiting Puppetry tutor. U.W.S. Nepean. |
1999-2017 | Freelance workshops |
2014-2020 | Teaching pottery in my home studio 'Lilli Pilli Studio' and making and selling my work in exhibitions |
2020-2024 | Building a wood kiln and making work for sale and to exhibit. |
Publications - featured in..
2004 | 'Textile Fibre Forum' magazine issue 74 |
2007 | 'Textile Fibre Forum' magazine issue 86 |
2013 | 'Textile Fibre Forum' magazine VOL 32 issue 1 No109 |
2012 | 'Textiles-The Art of Mankind’ by Mary Schoeser. Published by Thames & Hudson London |
2020 | ‘The Journal of Australian Ceramics’ VOL 59 No1 |
Exhibitions
1996 - 2023 | Exhibited in 21 exhibitions |
Events
2004-2014 | My Wearable art has been exhibited, performed and purchased in the internationally acclaimed show, World of Wearable Art- WOW | |
2013 | ‘Tea Party’ travelled to Hong Kong with WOW to perform in the 40th year celebration of the Hong Kong Art Festival. |