Australian ceramicist Steve Williams lives off the grid creating woodfired works at his bush studio where he has helped bushfire victims by using fire to create rather than destroy.
Surrounded by mountains and the bush, Steve Williams enjoys a quiet life off the grid with a focus on creating unique pottery, etched in fire.
"Transforming the earth-given materials of clay, water, wood, and fire into a 'synthetic rock' has always been a magical kind of alchemy."Mr Williams finds inspiration from the outdoors and wood-fires his ceramics at his bush studio. "I am standing at the kiln shed looking out over the of the escarpment, Comboyne in the distance. It's that feeling of space and elevation."
"The influences in your work come from the triggers around you, whether that's the material, or the colours in the landscape. They all become elements you use to make work." The use of fire to create rather than destroy played a role in a series of more than 10 recovery workshops Mr Williams held in late 2020 for victims of the 2019/20 bushfires."A chance to have a shared creative experience that actually used fire and nature as positives.Mr Williams says it was an emotional experience for some.
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