Jacquie is a local mother of two, who produces beautifully handcrafted pottery from her garden studio. She completed her degree in Fine Arts at NAS in Sydney, before returning to Newcastle. Here she fine-tuned her skills in a range of modalities, before establishing her artistic niche, Leiluca Ceramics.
Jacquie captures the essence of the local region with a unique colour palette and texture that is characteristic of Leiluca. Each piece displays inherent reflections of the beach, lake and foliage – the environment in which Jacquie grew up.
Leiluca Ceramic pieces are practical, organic and functional. They can provide pleasure through their poignant aesthetic with a statement piece, and support the daily grind with a trademark coffee mug.
Jacquie works predominantly on the wheel using Stoneware Clay. Her pieces are then left to dry. When leather hard, they’re turned upside down and placed back on the wheel to be trimmed. Any textured carving is done at this point. When completely dry, the pieces are stacked in the kiln and fired to bisque.
Part two of the process involves glazing. Jacquie mixes her own glazes from raw materials. The items are then refired in the kiln to extremely high temperatures. This whole process can take up to three weeks.
Jacquie’s hope is that you enjoy the end product as much as she loves the process.

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Jacquie Garcia | Leiluca

Jacquie Garcia | Leiluca

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