Ruth Byrne, Candlebark, 2025
Ceramic, 20h x 10w cm
Ruth Byrne is a ceramic artist based in Orange, in the Central West of New South Wales. She trained at the ANU School of Art in Canberra. She's known for wheel-thrown, hand-faceted functional pottery, with undulating rims inspired by the hills around Orange. This body of work marks a new direction into carved, sculptural vases.
This work grows out of an exhibition with Jayne Brits after the summer of 2019/2020, when so much of the Australian bush burned. Inspired by burnt out forests, and the strength and beauty that comes back in regeneration. This new body of work carries that further.
The carving traces a burnt trunk's surface — the scarring, the bark stripped back to something raw. Black clay and shino glaze. Some of the surface has come out almost metallic, like trunks that still catch the light after a fire.
I live near Mount Canobolas, home to a Candlebark eucalypt that survives fire by storing dormant buds underground, resprouting once everything above ground is gone.
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Shipping & Collection
This artwork is available for collection from The Corner Store Gallery or can be shipped after the close of the exhibition on August 30 2026.
Small artworks can be delivered anywhere in Australia for a flat rate of $35, with an additional $5 per extra item purchased online. Simply select Small Artwork Australia Wide Flat Rate at checkout.
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Ruth Byrne, Candlebark, 2025
Ceramic, 20h x 10w cm
Ruth Byrne is a ceramic artist based in Orange, in the Central West of New South Wales. She trained at the ANU School of Art in Canberra. She's known for wheel-thrown, hand-faceted functional pottery, with undulating rims inspired by the hills around Orange. This body of work marks a new direction into carved, sculptural vases.
This work grows out of an exhibition with Jayne Brits after the summer of 2019/2020, when so much of the Australian bush burned. Inspired by burnt out forests, and the strength and beauty that comes back in regeneration. This new body of work carries that further.
The carving traces a burnt trunk's surface — the scarring, the bark stripped back to something raw. Black clay and shino glaze. Some of the surface has come out almost metallic, like trunks that still catch the light after a fire.
I live near Mount Canobolas, home to a Candlebark eucalypt that survives fire by storing dormant buds underground, resprouting once everything above ground is gone.
Contact us about personal payment plans and Layby.
Shipping & Collection
This artwork is available for collection from The Corner Store Gallery or can be shipped after the close of the exhibition on August 30 2026.
Small artworks can be delivered anywhere in Australia for a flat rate of $35, with an additional $5 per extra item purchased online. Simply select Small Artwork Australia Wide Flat Rate at checkout.
We take great care in packaging all artworks to ensure they arrive safely.
As original artworks are unique, all sales are considered final. If your artwork arrives damaged in transit, please contact us as soon as possible so we can assist.
For full details, please view our Shipping Policy or Refund Policy.
