Deeply inspired by the ocean and landscape in which she lives, Dariya Gratte has honed her creativity into the making of beautiful ceramics and paintings. Growing up with creative parents, Dariya’s artistic spirit was in built and she further developing her skills with a Diploma of Fine Art, an apprenticeship in ceramics, and TAFE certificates in painting and drawing. Using ocean inspired colours and shapes, Dariya’s hand thrown earthenware is intricately finished and is both functional and sculptural and her pierced porcelain range a work of art.

Dariya Gratte Artist Statement

Qualifications:

Fine Art – Claremont School of Art – Diploma Fine Art
Apprenticeship in Ceramics – Cowaramup Pottery
Certificate 3 Education Support- Margaret River TAFE Campus
Certificate 3 Painting – Margaret River TAFE Campus
Certificate 3 Drawing- Margaret River TAFE Campus

Exhibitions

1991 – 1995: Cowaramup Pottery- Glazing and painting ceramics
1992 – 1994: Exhibiting Artist at Borranup Gallery
1998 – 2001 Dilkes Hoffman Studio Ceramics- Glazing and painting ceramics
1999 – 2001 Margaret River Pottery- Potter, glazer and painting ceramics
2013 -2016 Margaret River Gallery- Exhibiting artist in paint and ceramics
2014 – ‘30 x 30 Exhibition’, Margaret River Gallery
2015 – 2016 Aspects of Kings Park Gallery – Exhibiting Ceramics
2016 – Margaret River Open Studio’s
2016 – ‘Designs in Nature’ Exhibition Payet Gallery
2016 – ‘Soup for Soup Bowls’ charity exhibition Hale Grammar School
2016 – ongoing exhibition and sales at JahRoc Galleries, Margaret River, WA

Mishima Technique

Mishima is a technique used to decorate ceramics, which dates back to Koryo Period (935-1392 AD}. The technique reached stunning heights in the 12th and 13th century. Mishima is a technique of inlaying slip, under glaze, or even clay into a contrasting clay body, the main clay body of the pottery piece. This technique allows for extremely fine, intricate design work with hard, sharp edges that can be difficult to reliably replicate in any other way. In my practice I have researched this beautiful and ancient technique and developed a method of Mishima that works for me. Each of my works is hand thrown on a pottery wheel, and then paint with a slip the surface is then incised to reveal the clay body beneath. The grooves are then filled with a contrasting slip when dry the works are then bisque fired to 900c. Then clear glazed and fired again to 1100c to bring out the wonderful colours hidden in the slip. I use white earthenware clay the colours and pattern that I have develop are a reflection of my wonderful coastal environment.

Sea Urchins

My morning beach walks were there are always new treasures to be discovered inspires my Sea urchin series. They are made from earthenware clay and hand thrown on a pottery wheel the decoration is then applied. A slip glaze is used to cover the surface of the clay then the fine dots are painted with a paintbrush. The pots are left to dry then bisect fired then coloured glaze is applied to the inside of the pot and then fired again to 1100C.

Dariya Gratte Ceramics

Over the 7 years of representation, JahRoc Galleries have sold a stunning collection of porcelain ceramic artworks by Dariya Gratte. Dariya produces functional pieces as well as larger decorative art pieces. Her painterly and etched finishes are intricate and unique.