From early formative years growing up in rural Somerset, UK, Jennifer Robertson drew, painted, learnt to sew and hiked in the Mendip hills and Snowdonia. During this time the roots for her current practice were deeply formed - exploring the relationship between nature, culture, materiality and humanity. Whilst an undergraduate Hons textile student at West Surrey College of Art & Design, Jennifer was introduced to weaving with a farm to table project, encountering a raw sheep fleece. Deeply drawn to weaving with a harmonious, complex blend of artistry with technique, Jennifer saw rich potential for innovation with tradition.

Meet the Maker Series 2027
Join us for an intimate series of artist talks, where makers connected to Sturt share their stories, materials, and processes behind their work.

Practising her craft since 1977, Prue Venables is one of Australia’s most accomplished ceramicists with a demonstrated mastery of porcelain. Over forty years, her work has evolved from traditional and functional objects to sculptural entities that mimic the useful and everyday. Recognised with a surfeit of national and international awards including ADC 9th Living Treasure, Master of Australian Craft. Her work has been shown at galleries including the NGV, the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Japan, Nancy Margolis NY, and Galerie Besson, London. She is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics and a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, London.

Meet the Maker Series 2027
Join us for an intimate series of artist talks, where makers connected to Sturt share their stories, materials, and processes behind their work.

Hiroshi Yamaguchi is a furniture designer and maker, working from his own furniture making studio, Koitoya. He and his team make commissioned wood craft pieces, furniture, and joinery work, as well as offering woodwork classes. His commission works reflect his crafted skills in traditional woodwork with contemporary interpretation. Hiroshi was born in Japan and trained at a private woodworking school, Shinrin-Takumi Juku, under Master Craftsman Osamu Shoji in 1995. After 17 years designing, creating and teaching craft and furniture making in Japan, he moved to Canberra in 2012 with his family and established Koitoya in 2015.

Meet the Maker Series 2027
Join us for an intimate series of artist talks, where makers connected to Sturt share their stories, materials, and processes behind their work.

Sandy Lockwood has been exploring wood firing and salt glazing for over four decades creating both functional and sculptural ceramics. She holds a graduate Diploma of Visual Arts, Master of Visual Arts and a PhD. She established her studio in 1980 in the Southern Highlands, NSW. Her work has been exhibited across Australia, Europe, Asia, the UK, and the USA, and is held in public and private collections worldwide. Her work captures the movement and flow of clay on the wheel which is then subjected to the drama of wood firing and salt glazing, an unpredictable process allowing new discoveries.

Meet the Maker Series 2027
Join us for an intimate series of artist talks, where makers connected to Sturt share their stories, materials, and processes behind their work.