Season 2 - Larissa Warren

Today we chat with the multi-talented Larissa Warren. We delve into hearing all about her recent commission at HOTA, what it's like being a regional artist, and how she lives a creative life. Larissa also shares her passion for research - examining clay, people and history and speaks about her curation of an upcoming national touring exhibition. We are so grateful for this chat and are taking away some great advice for our own practices!Check our Larissa's show 'Echos of Place' at Gallery Smith in Prahan, Melbourne until April 19th, 2025. Larissa Warren is a ceramicist, curator, writer and art teacher, working from her home studio in an underground bunker on Tamborine Mountain, Queensland. Larissa has gained national recognition through exhibitions and media coverage. She won Ceramic Arts Queensland’s Siliceous Award for Ceramic Excellence in 2018 and HoTA: Home of the Arts in Surfers’ Paradise commissioned a major body of her work for Here and Now: Gold Coast Triennial. She has published in the Queensland History Journal, Pottery Making Illustrated, Australiana and Australian Journal of Ceramics. She is curating an upcoming national touring exhibition with Museums & Galleries Queensland, featuring 12 mid-career ceramic artists who respond to local histories and clays.ratbagstudios.com______________________________________________________________Talk to us via email [email protected] or DM @birdsofclay_podcastFind us on instagramRora @aurora_elwellJane @jane.orme.pottery