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Linda Detoma’s career as a ceramic
artist spans the past 23 years. She has
participated in exhibitions locally and
nationally which have included selected
and group shows.
Linda is the owner of
Claydreamers
Pottery Studio,
where classes and
workshops are held.
Awards include The H R Hughan
Award for functional tableware, 2003
and a Commendation in 2007.
Linda’s work has also been acquired
and is held in the Nillumbik Art
Collection.
Public art installations include murals
for Banyule Community Centre and
Lower Plenty Primary school.
A R T I S T
Nerina Lascelles is an accomplished
Melbourne artist who has
been exhibiting in Australia and
internationally for over 25 years. Her
paintings are part of private collections
in Australia, Singapore, UK, America
and Japan. In addition to her artistic
practise Nerina conducts several
weekly counselling sessions as an Art
Therapist and is also a Director of the
Dunmoochin Foundation.
Nerina’s artistic practice combines the
influences of the ancient artwork from
the orient, an understanding of Zen
Buddhist philosophy and the natural
beauty of the Australian bush. Her
work contains an element of a space
or stillness which suggests a magical,
‘alive’ dimension beyond the material,
yet beside this space are forms and
objects of the natural world.
Nerina’s use of gold and silver leaf,
screen printed patterns and a haze of
encaustic wax combine to create a
sensitive reverence towards commonly
overlooked objects including branches
of gum leaves, blossom in flower or a
flowing stream.
Lind D Toma
C E R A M I C I S T