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. 

I received a MA/Visual Arts/Ceramics in 2019 but I have worked with clay since 1976.    

I graduated with a BA/Performing Arts in 1991 and taught Art/Drama in High Schools for 7 years.

My theatre degree also led me into street theatre/stilt walking and making costumes and wearable art.

All of my past creative pursuits inform my sculptural work in drama, form, texture and colour.

Textiles and mixed media are also part of my art practice.

I enjoy incorporating basketry and plant fibre paper into my work and much of the plant material that I use is grown and harvested from my own garden.


I was teaching pottery to small groups at Lilli Pilli Studio from 2014 to 2020 when I stopped in order to start building my wood kiln.

My focus now, as an older artist,  is simply to deepen my understanding of wood firing and develop my own ceramic work.

I look forward to quietly making pots and cooking them in fire for the time being.

 

 

IMG_0918

'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.

 

IMG_3960

Artist at work Lilli Pilli Studio, Blue Mountains NSW.

CV

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

IMG_0876
Sadhana Peterson and Lilli Pilli Studio
left : Makers mark
 right: Studio mark
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

2017-2020

Currently teaching pottery in my home studio 'Lilli Pilli Studio' and making and selling my work in exhibitions

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.