	{"id":78216,"date":"2023-07-15T04:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=78216"},"modified":"2023-07-13T10:32:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T00:32:34","slug":"cameras-out-and-ceramics-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/living\/cameras-out-and-ceramics-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameras out and ceramics in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From her tranquil home studio in the bushland of the Surf Coast, photographer Lauren McQuade turned her hand to creating beautiful ceramics.<\/p>\n<p>A professional photographer by trade, McQuade traded in her cameras during the pandemic and has since focused on ceramics as her full-time career for the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>McQuade specialises in making handmade ceramics including bowls, plates, cups and platters with clays sourced from across Australia and makes most of her glazes herself at her Bellbrae studio.<\/p>\n<p>She 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to show people where I spin the wheel and have the kookaburras and kangaroos going crazy in the background.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Being in the bush makes me happy, when you&#8217;re here you can breathe, and I hope others feel it too when they come out here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McQuade said her newfound &#8220;obsession&#8221; with ceramics started unassumingly during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109191\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109191 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/IMG_4504-600x380.jpg?_t=1689055895\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McQuade sources all her clay from Australia and makes all of her own glazes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a professional photographer by trade and when COVID hit, I went from having lots to do, to having nothing at all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t using my hands and I obviously used my hands all the time for my photography.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had this idea of going and doing a ceramics course and I finally bit the bullet and booked in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was the most amazing thing ever, I just went into the zone and thought I&#8217;d love to do it for a living.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t explain it, it was an obsession from the moment it started and just grew from there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109193\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109193 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/IMG_4528-600x380.jpg?_t=1689056158\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bellbrae artist brings functional everyday items to life from her small studio in the bush in Bellbrae.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>McQuade said the thought of turning her love for ceramics into a full-time job went from being a pipe dream to being a reality in only a short space of time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did my internship and classes in Geelong at Studio Made in Newtown and then began working for myself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My whole concept of taking this on was to hopefully slow down and watch my one-year-old grow up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to find a life\/work balance and doing this gives me it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so proud of myself to go from having this as my dream during the pandemic and to have it happening is just amazing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so lucky.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109190\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109190 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/IMG_4475-600x380.jpg?_t=1689055781\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McQuade fell in love with ceramics during the pandemic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>McQuade said the response she received from community members while at markers and events on the Surf Coast gave her enough confidence to enter the Surf Coast Arts Trail.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I started a stall up at the Cowrie Market in Torquay early days and thought I&#8217;d see how I went.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was so flattering how much people loved my pieces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love all of my works, so when people gave me confidence, I wanted to showcase it on a wider scale.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To feel I can do design something beautiful and special for someone is pretty cool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109192\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109192 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/IMG_4506-600x380.jpg?_t=1689056027\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McQuade likes to incorporate plenty of swirly colours in her work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>McQuade said the long-term goal of her work is to begin running small classes, so she can pass on her knowledge to people in the community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ultimately, I want to invite people in to work in my space.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to start teaching people in small groups.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t feel like people can get enough attention when there is ten or so people, so 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