Drawing Nearer

Beatrice Waller, Drawing nearer, porcelain, white stoneware, glaze and cremated paper, 2024. 700x200x200mm

Drawing nearer is a response to the life and stories of the women who lived at Meroogal House, Nowra. It represents eight moments from Meroogal’s drawing room, showing the convergence of interactions that happened in this space and uncovering something of faith, gossip and family life. White ceramic objects were fired with rewritten diary entries, leaving ash behind to react with the glaze. The results are crackled, glassy interruptions to the satin glaze surface, offering a hazy glimpse into the past, like looking through a cracked or foggy window.