Anna Guthrie – Practice Blog

As I contemplate my artistic practice, I often think about what my work is striving for that and has not yet achieved. There's an underlying desire propelling me, a current that urges each work to transcend mere objecthood, narrative, discourse, or structure. This...

In the realm where art transcends traditional mediums, artist books and zines emerge as pivotal expressions of creativity, merging to blur the lines of categorisation. My journey into the confluence of these forms has been both a personal exploration and a broader...

In a recent session of the Evolve writing program, Amy Kennedy had us write about a thought-provoking quote by B.K.S. Iyengar: “Extension brings space, space brings freedom, freedom brings precision. Precision is truth.” This powerful statement, while deeply rooted in...

In the quiet contemplation of Aileen Harvey's 2014 article "Walking, Drawing, Indexing: Representing Bodily Experience of Landscape," I am reminded of the profound kinship between the artist and the landscape - a theme that resonates deeply with my own journey as a...

This week in the Evolve writing program, we’ve been asked to think about taking risks with our work. The writing prompt was: The riskiest move I have ever made in the creation of my work is….. I think all of us in the writing group as artists, every brush stroke,...

Last week in the Evolve mentoring program we focused on the subject of materials and materiality. We were asked to write down all the materials we use in our practice. I wrote up a list that went something like this: Clay, glazes, oxides etc….  then we were asked to...

Last week in the Evolve program for artists,  I was prompted by my mentor Amy Kennedy to write about the qualities I want my artwork to hold moving forward. I have chosen to write this up as a blog post, because I think this is a really important part of my practice...

In my practice explorations, which frequently draw from the natural world and the spaces and places around us, I find a compelling contrast in the integration of artificial or man-made elements. This approach, as seen in my "Arcadian Apertures" series, delves into...

In the dynamic journey of artistic creation, there's an underrated virtue I've grown to deeply value: patience. I wanted to write about the significance of bringing pauses into my practice and what lessons are embedded in these moments of stillness. Artistic...

In my practice, I find myself endlessly drawn to the interstices between ceramics and architecture, a space where the organic and the constructed harmoniously collide and converse. It's a liminal space, where the raw essence of earthen materials meshes with the...

 From Thought to Creation: The Evolution of Artistic Ideas Every artwork starts with a spark of inspiration. In my last post, I discussed how the intricate dance between architecture and natural spaces informs my artistic perspectives. Today, I want to delve into the...

The Fresh Eyes writing course for artists is an online writing program, created and facilitated by ceramic artist Amy Kennedy. Every morning at 7.30 am, a group of artists gather via Zoom and write to a prompt for 15 minutes. Once a week we gather for longer and do...

Day 2:  The prompt: What holds up my work? What holds up my work? Umm,  it’s a maelstrom of thoughts, a dance of shadow and light. On one hand, there’s the weight of inspiration, the art exhibitions, moments captured in their purest form, a sensory overload. Each...