Lys - Alyssa Nuttall

@amnceramics

This was on its way to reclaim, but instead became my first considered exploration of surface texture. Part of an upcoming collaborative project 🤍

A recent piece exploring coastal ecology taking a dip in the Murray. The Murray River begins in the Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains of NSW and ends at the sea - flowing into the Southern Ocean at the Murray Mouth, near Goolwa, SA. River meets salt; a delicate, shifting landscape, shaped by time, now under strain from drought, overuse, and climate change. #artforchange #australianceramics

Where you’ll find me at Melbourne Design Week 2026 Very grateful & tired. See you there! 🤍 @finite_mdw26 Location: @doweljones (Fitzroy) Dates: 8 - 17 May Curated by @alterfactstudio & @richard.greenacre @tall___poppy Location: @kellilundberg.art (Mornington) Dates: on now until 7 June 2026 Curated by @tiffanyjade_writer @relics.remains Location: @nord_modern (Brunswick) Dates: 14 - 24 May * Opening Thursday 14 May 6pm Curated by @curtis._________ 100 Chairs Location: @abbotsfordconvent Dates: 14 - 24 May Curated by @friends.associates / Dale Hardiman (@doweljones ) & @tom_skeehan

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Next introduction in the Tall Poppy lineup is Alyssa Nuttall, the incredible talent behind @amnceramics . Alyssa Nuttall is a ceramic artist based in Naarm/Melbourne. Raised in Western Australia, she has developed her practice through a slow, deliberate engagement with the fragile environments that sustain life. Working with clay as both material and collaborator, she draws on its geological memory to reflect shifting Australian ecologies and the pressures shaping them, including drought, bushfire, coastal erosion, and coral bleaching. Her forms emerge through carving, layering, and reconstruction, guided by balance, weight, and the material’s own limits. Soft asymmetry, carved strata, and subtle shifts in structure allow each piece to sit between stability and fragility - resilience and collapse. Approached as quiet presences within everyday life, her vessels hold traces of ecological grief alongside endurance. Considered incomplete until encountered, each work invites attention, care, and a closer awareness of environmental change in lived space. Tall Poppy Curated by @tiffanyjade_writer 29 April - 7 June 2026 Kelli Lundberg Art, Moorooduc ✦ Vernissage Saturday 9 May, 4-6pm Save the date — more to come. MDW Presented by @ngvmelbourne Featuring: @adamgoodrumstudio @amnceramics @belindawiltshire @bolajiteniola @emmadavies.art @elvis.sabi.studio @hughmccarthy @janvogelpoel_ceramics @leisa_wharington @bieemele @softerstudio @solxsol.ceramics @studiokaytar @trovato___ @twolines_studio Proudly supported by @fibonacci_au and @melbcitylandrover MDW is an initiative of the Victorian Government through @creative_vic

Be water - an exercise. A study in the relationship between material, form, and environment - not separate, but continuous.

Thrilled to be part of @craftvictoria ‘s Members Only Exhibition! Members Only is a platform for Craft members to exhibit their work to a wide audience, and to connect with fellow makers – bringing together 160+ artists from across Australia. Open Tuesday 7 April at @craftvictoria Featured work above by the amazing @alterfactstudio 🩷

Packing this piece up today for an exhibition next month 🤍

Drawing in the air / throwing new playful shapes

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Off to a new home today 🤍 📷 @nicolesquelch