March Happenings

Members and Friends are invited to our March Annual General Meeting which will be held at the Cronulla School of Arts upstairs meeting room on Wednesday 4 March at 7.30 pm.

The AGM will be followed by our monthly meeting.  Please come along and show your support.


Exhibiting Members, Anna, Janet, Sandra and Mona will be taking part in the Art of Living Festival to be held at Bundeena on Sunday 15 March 2015.  This year the festival will be held in Bundeena Oval.

Here are some examples of the works available at our stall.  Great gifts or perhaps new wares for your own home.  Hope to see you there.

Mugs by Janet

Australian themed sculptures by Janet

Homewares by Mona

Homewares by Mona

Decorated tiles or coasters by Sandra

Vases by Sandra

Jewellery by Anna

Pieced votive by Anna

February Potter of the Month

Congratulations to Rosemary Backhouse for once again being Potter of the Month

This month Rosemary brought along a beautifully formed piece, all white with a satin matt glaze

Potter for the Month of December

At the December meeting, Rosemary Backhouse was voted "Potter of the Month" for her beautifully burnished pot.

Congratulations Rosemary and we look forward to seeing more of your lovely pots in 2015.

Raffle Drawn Sunday 7 December 2014

Thank you to those who supported our raffle in the Mall on Sunday.

The winning ticket was B23

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

December Meeting and a Christmas Stall in the Mall

Dear Members and Friends

Please join us for our Christmas meeting on Wednesday 3 December at 7.30 pm in the upstairs meeting room of the Cronulla School of Arts in Surf Road Cronulla.

As is our custom, there will be a short business meeting and then a bring and share supper to catch up with your pottery friends.

Members wishing to take part in the Kris Kringle bring a wrapped gift to the value of $10

Any member wishing to become an Exhibiting Member please bring along a selection of your recent work for appraisal by the Selection Committee and notify Jamie or Gail prior to the meeting for more information.

The following Sunday 7 December members will be holding a stall in the Cronulla Mall, selling unique gifts to suit all the family and running a raffle to raise funds for the Sylvanvale Foundation who look after people with disabilities.

Do come along and support your fellow members, tell all your friends and family.  We will be there all day.

Hope to see you soon.....

Stall and Raffle at the Cooks Community Classic 23 November 2014

We hope you will come along

 on Sunday 23 November to our stall

 at the Cooks Community Classic event at Cronulla Park. 

We will be there all day selling beautiful unique gifts as well as the raffle tickets run as part of this event.

5th November- Meeting with Robert Linigen

Members and friends are invited to come along to our November meeting and see a demonstration on the wheel by potter, Robert Linigen.

Robert's studio was burnt out in the bush fires at Yellow Rock in October 2013.  He is working in a temporary studio while his home is rebuilt.

See images on his website here: http://www.robertlinigen.com/bushfire.php

faceted tea bowl by Robert Linigen

Come along and learn more about his pots, share a cuppa and stay on for a short general meeting.

A gold coin donation will put you in the draw for our lucky door prize.

Join us at 7.30pm on Wednesday 5 November in the upstairs meeting room of the 

Cronulla School of Arts in Surf Road Cronulla.

Raffle Winners and People's Choice Award 2014

Thank you to all of our visitors and members who purchased tickets in our raffle at the competition.  A total of $554  was raised to support the Sylvanvale Foundation.  We would also like to thank the local businesses who generously gave vouchers as prizes.

1. Starshots Photography, Rocksalt Menai, Best Fresh Sylvania

Won by Judy green 88C

2. Starshots Photography, The Wine Room Gymea, Best Fresh Sylvania

 won by Celia green 98C

3. Bunnings Taren Point, Home & Gift Warehouse

 won by Wendy red 38A

4. Tradies, IGA Engadine

 won by Emma

5. Tradies.

won by Dianne red 85A

6. Pottery Marie yellow 10D  

7. Pottery Dawn blue 19B  

8. Pottery Margaret red89A   

9.  Pottery Rhianna green 95C

The Buyers Draw of a voucher to the Intercontinental Hotel was won by was Phyllis Whelan with ticket black 6F

The People's Choice Award went to Entry Number 605 "Village 2" by Alison Tucker which was the village in white in the centre of  the room.

October Meeting Wednesday 1/10/2014

Dear Members and Friends

Join us this Wednesday evening, 7.30pm at the Cronulla School of Arts upstairs meeting room, Surf Road Cronulla.

Our guest this month will be ceramic artist, Cheryl Jones.  Cheryl teaches at TAFE and in her own practise is known for her dramatic Egyptian influenced boats and use of Egyptian Paste.

We will then have a supper break, a chance to borrow from our extensive library and then a short business meeting.

Hope you can be there.

48th National Pottery Competition and Exhibition worth a visit

We are delighted to have over a hundred entries in this year's competition.  

Do come along and be inspired by this years display - see the tab above for more details.

See the list of winners by clicking on the 2014 competition tab above.

While we do not have any entries this year from overseas we have had in the past.

Potter Donna Davis from America

In 2010 American potter, Donna Davis hand delivered her entry while visiting and enjoyed the experience of having her work on display in Australia.

In 2012 entries arrived from all across Australia including this beautiful delicate work from Western Australia by John Blinco which won the Decorative Techniques section.

Do join us for the Official Opening and Presentation of Awards with our Judge Patsy Hely on 

Saturday 20 September at 2pm in the Community Gallery of Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and 

Arts Centre 782 The Kingsway, Gymea NSW.

The exhibition will continue daily 10am to 5pm until the 1 October 2014.