Shinhee Ma
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Shinhee G. Ma is an Australian, freelance ceramic artist based in Sydney. She is specialised in making contemporary sculptural wares that are playful and functional for everyday use.
Shinhee’s passion for ceramics began when she was enrolled in ceramic course at TAFE. She has completed a B.A (Hons) degree in ceramics at Sydney College of the Arts (University of Sydney) in 1999 and studied Master of Design at College of Fine Arts (UNSW COFA) in 2002. Shinhee has been working as a pewter cutlery/ giftware designer for five years after graduating university and has been teaching art and craft to children for many years, mainly through private lessons. She is also currently studying final year in Diploma of Early Childhood Education.
Shinhee likes to create work which people could love and relate to. Something that is not only pleasant to look at but also gives pleasure in use. She loves the beauty of function and the intimacy between people and the object. Her works are mostly wheel thrown. Forms are manipulated and handbuilt when it is leatherhard and made into molds for slip casting. She draws influences from everyday life, nature, household objects, flora and fauna, still life, typography and illustration. She hopes to teach and offer a wide range of ceramic techniques and methods such as throwing, hand building, slip casting, mould and slab making, scraffito, slip trailing etc for all ages from Year one through to adult.