The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 52 No 3 November 2013
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Focu s: Ecology and <strong>Ceramics</strong><br />
Cathy Keys, Nut Series, 2012, stoneware, oxides, hAOcm, w.200cm, d.60cm; photo: Gary Mitchell<br />
Within Bunya, there is an evolution <strong>of</strong> her technique and with the adoption <strong>of</strong> torn clay to echo<br />
the spiky nature <strong>of</strong> the cones, a move away from the overt use <strong>of</strong> the coil as seen in her other work.<br />
Highly evocative, process-driven drawings include a series <strong>of</strong> yellow paper daisy drawings that privilege<br />
the gesture over technique. Her personal journey through the Bunya Mountains is made overt with the<br />
series <strong>of</strong> photographic pendants and brooches that show us the Bunya horizon, sky and landscape, and<br />
internal forest views. Some <strong>of</strong> these become portraits <strong>of</strong> individual trees and their hybrids, and include<br />
the healthy coexistence <strong>of</strong> the strangler fig parasite and its Bunya pine host.<br />
Cathy Keys, <strong>No</strong>stalgia, 201 3, pendants, photography, glass, copper foil, oxides, h.8cm, d.3cm; photo: artist<br />
THE JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS NOVEMBER <strong>2013</strong> 65
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