Elke Lucas Ceramics

Elke Lucas has set up her ceramics studio in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast in Australia where she makes wheel thrown, high-fired porcelain. The decoration on the pots is minimal, using natural oxides, which allows the elegant shapes and the quality of the porcelain body to shine through resulting in pots that have a natural sophistication and a beautiful quiet presence. Elke’s background as a potter began when she married into a family of potters and worked as a studio potter on the North Devon Coast in the UK making slip decorated earthenware inspired by the earthenware tradition in that area. She always felt drawn to porcelain however, loving the translucent delicate quality of the clay. Elke was particularly influenced by the great studio potter Lucie Rie and enjoyed opportunities to experiment with different clays and techniques. Now Elke is in her element working with the beautiful Australian porcelains and drawing inspiration from the beauty of the landscape and the natural forms around her.