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The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 53 No 3 November 2014

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Studio<br />

Studio by night, <strong>2014</strong>; photo: courtesy artist<br />

VG: List three favourite things you listen to while working.<br />

GH: I have a dinky old radio that swivels between PBS, RRR and RN depending on the time and mood.<br />

I love the sound <strong>of</strong> a storm lashing over the warehouse, with the sawtooth skylights rattling over my<br />

head. Occasionally there will be a party in the events venue next door with loud music and hijinks in the<br />

car park; it's a pleasant peripheral soundtrack that makes me feel a bit more connected to the outside<br />

world while still in the 'zone'.<br />

VG: How do you sell your work?<br />

GH: I'm really focusing on exhibitions - not specifically with an eye on selling but in terms <strong>of</strong> what I<br />

want to produce. It was a relief when I realised that I don't have to shoehorn my work, which is usually<br />

non-functional, into a retail context. I had a solo show earlier this year and another is approaching, so<br />

76 THE 10URNAL OF AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS NOVEMBER <strong>2014</strong>

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