Tatty K - artist Custom Design, Tuition, Community Programs, Public Art
Pottery: wheel /hand/sculpture ~ Metal clay ~ Mosaic ~ Leatherwork ~ Printmaking ~ Acrylic painting ~ Fabric/felt/mixed media
About TATTY K
My Background
I love the creative process, being inspired by nature and travel, plus sharing my skills with others.
I graduated from an Advanced Diploma of Ceramics in 2004, became a pottery teacher at a community pottery studio for 7 years, worked part time in a glass slumping studio, became an accredited Fine Silver Precious Metal Clay instructor in 2005, then moved back to Adelaide in 2010.
In 2011, I set up Studio Tatty K in Littlehampton SA and now run adults and children's pottery classes, community mixed media art programs, facilitate public art and work on exhibition work through my studio.
Limited kiln firing services and pottery materials available for sale at the studio for students and community only.
My Medium
I use many different mediums, but clay was my first love. I enjoy the pliability of a fresh piece of clay and it's so many possible outcomes. However, if I can shape it, texture it, heat it or experiment with it then I will use it. Some of my forays include gapfiller as a painting medium, metal in a clay form, mixed media, cement, polymer clay, weaving and mosaic
My Inspiration
I have spent a lot of my childhood and adult adventures in natural environments, so the beauty of nature always reappears in my work, especially as colour, texture, form, composition and shape. I am also inspired by stories (love, loss, overcoming adversity, community, personal, shared). Often these themes are sharpened or refined throughout the creative process, during experimentation and whilst overcoming technical challenges.
TATTY K STOCKISTS
Direct from Tatty K
You can buy Tatty K's work at her studio and at her end of year twighlight market last Friday of the school term just before christmas, at Studio Tatty K 7a William Street, Littlehampton
Tania is a also a proud participant of the Australian Ceramics Open Studios event which runs all around Australia usually in August, but in 2020 it was in November due to covid. Visit her studio on Tues, Wed or Sat to try, buy & discuss all things ceramic.
The Atelier Crafers
Find work by Tatty K on display at
The Atelier Crafers,
Café, Gallery and Wine Bar
1 Cox Place, Crafers
Generations: The Kelly Family exhibition at Burra Regional Gallery
Professional art by 3 generations of one family.
Paul Kelly (the creator of the Big Scotsman and Big Crayfish), Elizabeth Kelly (internationally renowned glass sculptor), Christobel Kelly (also an internationally recognised printmaker and oil painter), Sally Kunze (Architect and watercolour artist), plus retrospective ceramics by Tania Kunze t/a Tatty K
Outside In showed at Burra Regional Gallery mid 2020
An extensive display of work by Tatty K was at Burra Regional Gallery, 6 Market street, Burra SA.
The exhibition ran between the 2nd of July and the 9th of August 2020 as part of SALA.