rach downie - artist - byron bay
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What does a surface remember?
Marks, materials, hands, time.
I work from my Byron Bay studio, exploring what surfaces hold onto through clay and mixed media.
I start with language and bury words and definitions into the base of each piece, half-legible, then build over them with layers of earth materials until they turn to sediment; present, but no longer readable.
Then come the marks; repeated gestures and shapes of handwriting - sometimes wordless and openly semantic.
Two
Dimensions
Spheres don't begin or end.
Every sphere I build carries the evidence of its making.
I apply oxides and glazes, wipe them back, wash them on again — layer after layer, building up and stripping back. What's left is whatever survived my hands and the fire.
Sometimes I plant living things into them, and the spheres become something else again, earth holding earth, alive and repurposed.
Three
Dimensions
Commissions & Acquisitions
Each piece is made with intention and takes time.
I accept commissions on a limited basis throughout the year.
My work is also available through quarterly releases - please use the contact form to be added to the release invitation.
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