Home studio a whimsical wonderland

WIZARDS, witches, frogs, fairies, pigs and pooches are just some of the creatures you’ll find in Penny Scott’s garage.

Ms Scott is the creator and owner of Scimarec Ceramics, a studio she started from her home two years ago where people can paint their own pre-poured and fired figurines.

“I have been doing ceramics for 26 years. I am also a canvas artist and do children’s murals but ceramics I always come back to,” she said.

With more than 3000 moulds and counting in her possession, Ms Scott said working with ceramics was a passion she wanted to share with people of all ages.

“I love it because you don’t know what a piece is going to look like until you’ve poured it and then, even though you’ve poured it and they’re all white, you still don’t know what they’re going to look like until you’ve finished and painted it,” she said.

“It’s all a process and they really don’t come alive until you’ve finished and done the eyes.”

After school sessions and school holidays are always her busiest times, with last Halloween bringing some 80 kids through her door and peak periods demanding she pour more than 100 moulds a week.

However, Ms Scott said she’s also hoping more adults will get involved with the craft and pick something off her shelf to make their own.

“I’m not here to tell people that they’re painting wrong, I’m here to guide them and to make sure that they’re 110 per cent happy with their piece before they walk out of my studio,” she said.