Ceramic Artist | sydney, australia

I'm Fiona Carter, an Australian ceramic artist based in Willoughby on Sydney's lower North Shore. My journey with clay began in 2022 at Northern Beaches TAFE in Brookvale, where I completed the two-year Ceramics Foundations course. In 2024, I continued my studies by commencing the Diploma of Ceramics, graduating in 2025 and deepening my understanding of form, materials and the many possibilities of clay.

Before discovering ceramics, I spent many years working creatively in other fields. I am a qualified pastry cook, having completed a Retail Baking Certificate at NSI TAFE, and ran my own business, BakedByFiona, creating bespoke celebration cakes. For over sixteen years, I also owned and operated Ribbons Galore, an online business specialising in ribbons and craft supplies sourced from around the world.

Running a long-term creative business taught me the importance of craftsmanship, presentation and customer experience. It also developed my passion for photography, which now plays an important role in documenting and presenting my ceramic work.

Creativity, in one form or another, has always been central to my life. Photography, cake decorating, sewing, crochet, paper crafts, macramé and many other hands-on pursuits have shaped my creative practice over the years. I have worked as a Creative Editor for a paper crafts magazine and taught workshops at craft shows and private studios across Australia.

Today, I work from my studio in northern Sydney, creating contemporary handbuilt vessels and tableware inspired by geometry, coastal landscapes and modernist design. Through colour, pattern and textured clay surfaces, I seek to create pieces that celebrate craftsmanship, serenity and the tactile beauty of the handmade.

Thank you for visiting my website and for supporting handmade work.

Selected Exhibitions

2026

  • Continuum, The Australian Ceramics Association, Noosa Regional Gallery (upcoming)

  • Thrown from the Beaches, The Clay Assembly, Curl Curl Creative Space

  • Winter Salon, Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios

2025

  • Touch, Graduating Diploma Exhibition, Northern Beaches TAFE

2024

  • Formed, Northern Beaches TAFE Group Exhibition

2023

  • Growth, Northern Beaches TAFE Group Exhibition

2022

  • Emergence, Northern Beaches TAFE Group Exhibition