Studio Potter
Adriana Christianson is a studio potter based in Croydon, an outer eastern suburb, near Mt Dandenong in Melbourne, Australia.
All works are made and fired in her tiny studio, surrounded by a rambling garden and 1920's original farmhouse.
"I began making pots in High School and continued at Prahran College of Advanced Education studying a Diploma of Art & Design, majoring in Ceramics.
Afterwards, I worked in the production pottery of Jan Lewis and Tabletop Ceramics as a Studio Assistant and decorator.
" My work has been evolving , as good work should , more so over the last 2 years - as Ive stepped away from production work - to focus more on exploring different clay and firing techniques - with my Gas Kiln , and with Wood Firing opportunities with friends who have such kilns ".
"Parallel with these works , my porcelain 'Bird Series' pieces continue to appear, as if by magic ... an entire separate body of work , which includes paintings .
"Sometimes I feel quite like a split personality , as the two bodies of work seem so juxtaposed !"
-Adriana Christianson
