How to become an artist

What does an artist do?

Duties and tasks

• Ability to analyse drawings, designs and customer needs to create the desired product.
• Design and develop ideas and styles for pottery and ceramic art pieces, conceptualising functional or abstract art pieces.
• Identify and work with appropriate ceramic materials for specific job requirements.
• Mix appropriate glazing materials and dip or paint them onto dried pottery.
• Mould clay and pottery materials into artistic and functional pieces using pottery wheels, carving with tools, moulding and hand techniques.
• Place finished and decorated pottery items into kilns to set.
• Safely operate machines and tools required for creation of products such as pottery wheels.

Professional bodies

• Manufacturing Skills Australia
• National Association for the Visual Arts Ltd
• The Australian Ceramics Association

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