Craftsouth is pleased to promote its membership of craft, design and visual art practitioners through this series of Member Profiles.
Adrian Potter, furniture designer/maker
Written by Dr Christine Nicholls
"Adrian Potter works in the borderlands of craft, design, sculpture and conceptual art, creating work that defies rigid categorization. This raises questions about what furniture—and works of art—can be."
Read Adrian Potter profile
Honor Freeman, Ceramicist
Written by Karen Finch
"Honor Freeman’s work is anchored firmly, via the forms, within the domestic sphere. In this very issues-driven climate, her pieces invite all sorts of conjecture as to subtexts and hidden meanings, messages and statements."
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Sun-Woong Bang, Jeweller
Written by Roy Ananda
"Though only recently graduated, Adelaide artist Sun-Woong Bang is generating a remarkable momentum in both his studio practice and his career. The emerging jeweller has exhibited Australia-wide and in his native Korea, in group exhibitions and jewellery fairs, as well as being the recipient of numerous grants and awards."
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Julie Blyfield, Jeweller
Written by Wendy Walker
"In 2007, jeweller/metalsmith Julie Blyfield became the first Australian jeweller to have her work – specifically two Paris Collection brooches from her 2007 exhibition at Hélène Porée Gallery in Paris – acquired by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs that is part of the Palais du Louvre."
Read Julie Blyfield profile
Nici Cumpston, Photographer
Written by Dr Christine Nicholls
"A photographic visual artist, curator and former academic, Cumpston worked in the Photographics Department of the South Australian Police Force between 1990 and 1996, processing slide film relating to crime scenes, road accidents and forensic investigations. This proved to be a germinal experience for the young photographer."
Read Nici Cumpston profile
Wendy Fairclough, Glass Artist
Written by Roy Ananda
"The work of Wendy Fairclough results from a surprising conjunction of influences and approaches. Drawn primarily to the genre of still life, Fairclough has reinvented this painting idiom within a framework of contemporary glass practice."
Read Wendy Fairclough profile
Chris Ormerod, Sculptor
Written by Sera Waters
"After a relatively short four years in the arts, Chris Ormerod admits to some trouble calling himself an 'artist' and a similar reluctance with the title 'sculptor'."
Read Chris Ormerod profile
Julia Robinson, Visual Artist
Written by Sera Waters
"To compare Julia Robinson's artistic practice with that of her Infernal Cake, shown in November 2007 at The Project Space, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia (CACSA), could be fraught with danger."
Read Julia Robinson profile
Image Captions (L to R):
Wendy Fairclough, Shelf Life, 2008, hand blown glass, carved, laminated, sand blasted, oiled. Photograph: Grant Hancock. Julia Robinson, Here's to my sweet Satan (detail), 2008, flywire, fibreglass, felt, fabric, flocking, fixings, timber. Photograph: Courtesy of the artist. Chris Ormerod, Phi, 2005, stainless steel. Photograph: Courtesy of the artist.
