MOLLIE BOSWORTH
I’m a Kuranda‑based ceramic artist, and for more than three decades my practice has revolved around finely thrown porcelain and the quiet complexity of layered, image‑rich surfaces. Although I completed formal study through the ANU Diploma of Art (Ceramics) in 2003, I consider myself largely self‑taught. My work has grown through sustained enquiry, experimentation, and a deep fascination with how materials behave—especially when pushed a little beyond their expected boundaries.
Living in the rainforest has shaped both my themes and my temperament as a maker. Botanical forms, garden cycles, and the subtle shifts of this environment continually find their way into my surfaces. I work predominantly with unglazed polished porcelain because I love its soft, matte tactility; it offers a receptive ground for the processes I return to again and again. Decals, photography, soluble metallic salts, coloured clays and other techniques allow me to build surfaces that feel both delicate and resonant.
While wheel‑thrown porcelain has been my foundation for many years, my artistic practice has expanded in recent years through the introduction of cyanotype. The chemistry of iron salts, its unpredictability, its deep blues, its responsiveness to light—has opened a new avenue of investigation. It has led to developing cyanotype images directly onto porcelain which is my current direction.
Over the years I’ve exhibited widely in Australia and internationally, including two solo exhibitions at Cairns Regional Gallery (2005 and 2018). My work has been recognised with awards such as the North Queensland Ceramic Award (2005) and the Siliceous Award (2017), and is held in the collections of Townsville Regional Gallery, the Gold Coast City Gallery and Manly Art Gallery and Museum. Publications on clay and cyanotype have also featured my work.
