AMPHLORA, 2026

This hand-built terracotta vessel takes the form of an ancient amphora — a container traditionally used for precious cargo — but here it holds something less tangible: a moment of looking and noticing.

The painted surface is composed of fragmented reflections of leaves, waratah, and wattle flowers. Familiar forms are broken and rearranged, like reflections that shift with each change of viewpoint. The vessel rests on a mirrored base that doubles and extends the pattern, adding another layer of image and motion.

Three small finches perch along the rim, gathered as if in conversation. Their presence adds life and curiosity, as though they, too, are taking in the shifting patterns.

The work explores how our perception changes when what we look at changes. As the viewer moves, the reflections and patterns shift, reminding us that the way we see the world is always influenced by perspective.

26 x 34 x 16cm

Terracotta earthenware clay, paperclay slip, underglazes and sgraffito on a mirror base.