About Tina
I took up pottery in late 2014 and learned the craft from Julian Centofanti at the Carlton Arts Centre.
I’d spent much of my life studying, and when I hit a career crossroads in March 2026, I decided to take the plunge and see if I could make clay my full-time job. I agonised about the value in pursuing art and my ego grappled with the shift away from a cerebral profession, but I promised myself that if I was poor and unhappy after a year, I’d get a “real job”.
Twelve months later, I was still poor — but deeply fulfilled — so I chose to pursue the life of an artist. And now, a decade later, I have a wonderful life, and clay continues to ground me.
Despite holding degrees in biomedicine, journalism and international development, I feel most at home on a pottery wheel or loading a kiln. My next adventure involves balancing clay with running a market garden farm with my partner, Matt. A life of dirt or clay covered hands- how lucky am I?!
About the studio
For the first few years as a full-time potter, I worked from a studio on my dad’s hobby farm on Wadawurrung Country.
I later moved to another small town, also on Wadawurrung Country, where I converted an old shed into my studio.
Then in 2021, I felt a strong pull to the mountains of north-east Victoria and relocated to Dhudhuroa–Jaitmathang Country where I built a home studio that overlooks the garden.
Here, I split my time between clay and the garden — both of which keep my hands dirty and make my soul sing.
Clay by Tina
I’ve been a full-time potter since March 2016 and along the way have learned a great deal about ceramics, running a small business and myself.
Clay has given me a life beyond my wildest dreams, and for that I’m incredibly grateful.
I am always looking to collaborate with other artists, let nature work through me and create things that are both beautiful and functional.
You can find me at small community-run markets and big multi day interstate events; I love sharing my love of clay with those who appreciate it and can see the benefit of using a piece made by another person, with intention and care in mind.