Fiona Carter

Ceramic Artist, Sydney, Australia

I’m Fiona Carter, a ceramist based in Willoughby on Sydney’s lower North Shore. My journey with clay began in 2022 at Northern Beaches TAFE (Brookvale), where I completed the two-year Ceramics Foundations course. In 2024, I continued my studies by commencing the 2 year Diploma of Ceramics, deepening my understanding of form, materials and the many possibilities of this craft.

Before discovering ceramics, I spent many years working creatively in other fields. I’m a qualified pastry cook, having completed the Retail Baking certificate at NSI TAFE, and I ran my own baking business, BakedByFiona, creating beautiful celebration cakes for my customers.

For over sixteen years I also owned and operated Ribbons Galore, an online store offering ribbons and craft supplies sourced from around the world. Running a long-term online business taught me the ins and outs of ecommerce, from customer experience to product photography—which remains one of my great passions and now plays a meaningful role in presenting my ceramics.

I’ve lived a fully creative life. Photography, sewing, crochet, paper crafts, macramé and many other hands-on pursuits have kept me busy over the years. I’ve worked as a Creative Editor for a paper crafts magazine and have taught at craft shows across Australia as well as in private studios. Creativity, in one form or another, has always been at the heart of what I do.

Today, I work from my ceramics workshop in northern Sydney, shaping pieces that reflect calm, craft and considered design. Thank you for visiting my website and for supporting handmade work.

Cheers
Fiona