Foster Ceramics

Edition Five Feature
Words by: Ryan Foster Smith
Location: Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 
Photo Credit: ©Ryan Foster Smith @foster.ceramics & profile picture (location credit - The Book Merchant Jenkins)

I’m a ceramics artist living in Brisbane, Australia, though my roots reside a little further south, in the beautiful country of New Zealand. Growing up, I was lucky enough to be surrounded by a wealth of creativity in a country overflowing with talented artists and makers. Some of them hail from my own family, such as my grandmother, a painter who can quite literally paint anything you put in front of her, and my dad, an extraordinarily talented man who has built everything from vehicles to aircraft. 

Over the years, I tried my hand at countless creative pursuits in search of the perfect medium. I dabbled in wood carving, costuming, painting, photography and more until I eventually found clay, which made me feel right at home, it being somewhat of an amalgamation of all the skills I’d learned previously.

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