Just because you like Christmas to be relaxed doesn’t mean it can’t be special. That’s how ceramicist Joy Smithers likes to roll, so when she threw a family lunch in the airy barn of her eastern Sydney home – where she creates beautifully crafted platters, dishes and bowls for her Batch# label – the careful consideration of the dishes and decor made it a gorgeously modest but meaningful occasion.
In pride of place was Joy’s versatile range of future kitchen heirlooms, which she’s based on her own needs. “I make selfishly,” she says. “For me, the necessity comes from having a big family [partner Gary, three children and a large extended clan] in a small space where everything has to go into the dishwasher. I think the happiness I feel from…
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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2019