Raku Vessels
Ceramic

Angela Walford has a fascination with surface textures and patterns whether on functional ceramic wares or raku. She has studied Graphic Design at SACAE in Adelaide and Ceramics at AC Arts. Her functional wares also feature surface illustration hand drawn, printed and decals. These pieces are raku fired, each piece is individual and never to be replicated. Raku is a traditional Japanese technique of removing the wares from a hot kiln and rapidly cooling the piece creating the amazing surfaces.

She had her head in the clouds
Ceramic Bowl

Designed and handmade by Urban Cow Studio Co-founder Sue Chapman from 1993 - 1999, handmade by Denise Angus from 2000 - 2006. Continuing the Urban Cow Studio Range is ceramist Erin Lykos who has been working with Urban Cow since 2007. This wide range of humorous anecdotal ceramic bowls and platters continues to be Urban Cow Studio's most popular product range after a phenomenal 14 years.

Special orders in the entire Urban Cow Studio Range is available, where you can make a gift for someone uniquely handmade just for them. Names, wedding dates, birth dates, quotes or colours are possibilites to help create your original gift.

Starflower Cups
Ceramic

Henna Bowls
Ceramic

Henna, the pigment I paint with, has been used for centuries as a natural dye derived from the plant Lawsonia Inermis, to decorate the human body. It's intricate patterns narrate the stories of different cultures, traditions and religions, from various regions of the world. My source of inspiration is the life of this plant, which to me, symbolizes the life of a human body, mind and soul. Body being the plant itself, visible to the eye as nature. Mind being the ancient patterns and symbols -- a mesmerizing language that communicates and can be understood. Soul being the color it gives to the body, maturing over time into a beautiful red, representing life, and over time slowly vanishing into nothingness, just like the existence of man. My journey with Henna began when I was five years old. However, during my intense experimentation over the last 15 years, I have discovered a profound friendship and healing powers present in this magical plant. People follow this art form without fully grasping the scope of its energies, so I decided to learn about it from the best teacher I could find - Henna itself. My aim is not only to preserve the patterns but also to make them part of our lives, reflecting their healing energies for all those who see them, touch them, and feel them.

Koala Egg Cups
Ceramic

Rhumba! Platter
Ceramic

Stripy and Funky Lady Designs
Ceramic

I was a beach kid of the 60′s and my drawing has been influenced by the bright lively colours and ″fun″ lifestyle. Thrown functional clay pieces become my canvas, clay and brush my tools of trade. On a trip to France I observed the ″cool style″ of the French women and developed the ″funky lady″ decorated ware. Much overseas travel and a lasting interest in Japanese culture and brush painting filter into my very Australian themes. I design, make, photograph and teach in the Art′s Industry. I always enjoy the creative challenge and hope people enjoy using my pots.
- Jill Foster

Dip Bowl
Ceramic

Elodie Barker is an Adelaide artist born in 1973. She currently has her own ceramics business and is also an access tenant of the JamFactory ceramics studio. Her handmade sculptures and usable ceramic pieces can be found across Australia in selected galleries. Her favorite works to create feature animals, primarily dogs and chickens, fired in an electric kiln to 1170 degrees Celsius, using various colours, clays and glazes.

Spotty Mugs
Ceramic

Born and raised in rural South Australia, Erin has always had a love for art and the hand-made. After majoring in design in year 12, she completed a diploma in Interior Design and Decoration in 2000. She then went on to study a Bachelor of Visual Arts and Applied design at AC Arts and also studied ceramics in New South Wales and Queensland. Following the completion of her degree, in 2007 she was accepted as a design associate in the JamFactory's ceramic studio for two years. During this time she was selected by the Helpmann Academy to travel to China and participate in an artist residency for 8 weeks in the famous pottery town, Jingdezhen. She now creates her ceramics full time from her home studio.

Insect Designs
Ceramic