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CERAMICIST CHRYSTIE LONGWORTH’S favourite part of creating fossick vessels and vases is starting with the lump of clay on the wheel. “I may have a slight idea of what I want to make, but if the clay wants to do something else, I let it, because I find that’s what keeps me interested in the process,” she says.

Exploring new themes is also a source of inspiration for Chrystie, who recently created pieces that respond to Australian natives for the Michael Reid Murrurundi Country Garden Exhibition. “I love flowers

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