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by Frances Smith Ceramics · Kiama, NSW
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The Golden Gymea Lily Lamp blends elegant design with handcrafted artistry. Wheel-formed in white mid-fire clay, featuring a gold-lustre background and illustrations of the striking Gymea lily—an iconic Australian native known for its towering red spring blooms.
The Golden Gymea Lily Lamp brings together refined design and thoughtful craftsmanship. Each lamp base is wheel-formed in white mid-fire clay, then adorned with a shimmering gold-lustre background and hand-illustrated Gymea lilies. This remarkable native plant—found only along the coastal bushland of the Sydney Basin from Newcastle to Wollongong—is renowned for its dramatic red spring blooms that can reach an impressive 2–4 metres in height. Its unique beauty is captured here in rich detail. The lamp is completed with a premium black lampshade and a carved wooden stand, offering a harmonious balance of warmth and sophistication. Every piece is professionally tested and tagged by a licensed electrician. Distinctive, radiant, and full of character, this lamp is designed to illuminate your home with artistry and Australian botanical charm.
white, smooth white mid-fire stoneware clay
Artistic objects made from clay and fired to create pottery, vases, or decorative objects.
The sale of artworks through a physical gallery space, where the gallery represents artists and handles the promotion, display, and transactions of the art pieces.
Hand-painting or drawing on the clay surface with underglazes or colored slips before the glazing process, showcasing artistic imagery or motifs.
Features luxurious gold lustre applied over underglaze for an opulent finish. It uses real gold applied as a complex liquid salt, that is painted on and fixed in a third firing.
A ceramic art technique that uses the clay surface as canvas to be illustrated with line and colour techniques. These methods allow for detailed, vibrant designs that make each piece a true work of art.
clear glaze total coverage
About the artist
Frances Smith CeramicsCreating Elegance in Clay. Discover hand-crafted, functional vessels blending artistry and utility to enhance modern home decor with unique, thoughtful designs. Each piece, a testament to the beauty of functional art, infuses daily life with beauty and elegance.
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A metallic glaze that gives ceramics a shiny, reflective surface, applied over a fired glaze and then fired again at a lower temperature to fuse the lustre to the surface.
Designed so ceramics become functional art as bespoke lamp bases. These pieces combine utility and beauty, making them perfect for stylish home decor.
This unique ceramic piece features a thrown vessel that has been intentionally altered, creating an intriguing interplay between form and function. The artist's skillful manipulation of the clay while on the wheel, followed by deliberate modifications, results in a striking and unconventional work that challenges traditional notions of ceramic vessels.
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