Vivienne Churchett

Vivienne Churchett was born in Adelaide has been working with clay for over 40 years.

As a degree qualified Special Education teacher significant experience in the Arts and languages such as AUSLAN and Kaurna, Vivienne excels in working with children and adults and uses her art to help them bridge communication difficulties and to learn to collaborate with others in projects whilst still using their personal art style.

Over the years Vivienne has been involved in many SALA events and has exhibited in venues in the Fleurieu Peninsula, Port Adelaide and throughout the Clare Valley.

Vivienne uses primitive decorative effects and natural oxides to produce unique, individual pieces. Ceramic glazes are also used to create colourful contemporary wares that are hand built using traditional coil and pinch techniques.

Vivienne facilitates a wide range of workshops for all ages and teaches from her studio in Manoora South Australia. Her contributions to the mid-north community are extensive and her work is prominent in the Clare Mill Street Gallery (Arts Collective).

Working with clay inspires Vivienne to experiment and to be challenged by the processes involved to create artistic outcomes and she has travelled extensively in Europe and studied how different cultures use the functional and versatile medium of clay.

She creates functional pieces, sculptures and artistic works and Sollys Shed can’t wait to learn more from Vivienne’s experience and stock many more of her pieces for sale.