Laura Jankelson

Laura was born in South Africa. She immigrated to Sydney, Australia in 2002. She spent many years teaching Art and English at a variety of schools, followed by an extended business career. She has consistently worked in the medium of clay, providing the space in her life for creativity and self-expression. She has drawn on her native birthplace in Africa to form a style which reflects the earth and its colours, patterns and textures. She works largely with coarse sculptural clay bodies in terracottas and whites,  hand building larged coil pieces - rustic organic vessels, sometimes functional and sometimes as purely textured decorative pieces. Since her move to Australia there has been a subtle transition in her work with styles ranging from softer, but still earthy shapes and colours, right through to stark white forms showing more symmetry and discipline. She has held many successful exhibitions and her work is held in many private collections in Australia and South Africa.