Kate Dorrough, 'Calligraphic Language of the River', stoneware ceramic with glaze, 42 x 27 x 21 cm, 2025
The ancient vessel, a container or holder of water made from clay and water celebrates the potency of the river. Inscribed with a calligraphic language of the river its surface a palimpsest of multiple layering of glaze firings fused with the iron oxide with the clay body. It speaks of a layered history, the implied script or text acknowledging the need to understand the river in order to work with this vital and cyclical force pivoting within the land and the sky.
The Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Award runs from 7th August - 20th September, 2026
