Mailala Ceramics

Artists Statement

“As an artist, for me ceramics celebrates the making, the marks craft and the creation they leave on the world. 
I treasure the local, the small-scale, the exceptional as well as the ordinary and most importantly the fact it’s all born out of caring. 
What could I say to the beginner I was not that long ago? Work hard. Fail. Do it again. Respect what people have built for themselves. Find the beauty in some lump of raw clay, mud, chaos. Let your hands express the soul. Play with textures, colours and pure shapes. 
Be bold. Have fun. Allow your past and your wounds to heal with the simplicity of creating. Nurture your skills and trust your instincts. Pause sometimes. Think of practicality through beauty. Meditate real life, innovate.
And most importantly, stay true to yourself. Always.’