ROBIN GURR

CERAMICIST

Robin is a ceramic artist who produces sculptural and functional ceramics in her studio in Katoomba. She works in stoneware gas-fired in reduction.

In early 2016 she spent a month in Japan at tableware producing pottery near Seto. She is always delighted to see people using and enjoying her tableware in their everyday lives.

In her sculptural work, she is inspired by the built environment and the human body, utilizing wheel-thrown forms which are altered and combined. She is interested in the interplay of glazed and unglazed surfaces and in the integration of forms into a whole, whether a group or a single work. Her recent sculptural work was inspired by the old mine site at Lithgow and the artifacts abandoned there.

She has taken part in a number of group shows and in March 2021 featured with print and watercoulour artist Liz Jeneid in a two person show – “All that Remains” at the Shopfront Gallery in Glebe.

In 2019 she was instrumental in starting the annual Blue Mountains Pottery Fair which is a cooperative venture between local potters and Nolan on Lovel Gallery, taking place each autumn. www.bluemountianspotteryfair.com

Open by appointment and on the annual Open Studio Trail organized in November each year by the Australian Ceramics Association.

Work

Current Exhibition

Robin is currently moving her studio.

Blue Mountains Winter Magic Tarot Cards

Robin Gurr — Ace of Cups

Robin Gurr embodies the Ace of Cups, the card of emotional renewal, creative inspiration, compassion and the overflowing wellspring of the human spirit. The Ace represents the beginning of something heartfelt — an open vessel ready to receive inspiration and, in turn, share it generously with others.

Robin’s connection to the Blue Mountains reflects this spirit of openness and community. Through creativity, collaboration and a deep appreciation for people and place, Robin brings an energy that encourages connection and possibility. Like the cup held aloft in the Ace, Robin creates space for ideas, emotions and experiences to flow freely.

The Ace of Cups is also a card of creative abundance. It reminds us that the most powerful creative work often begins not with ambition or expectation, but with curiosity, empathy and a willingness to respond to what moves us. Robin represents that generous impulse — the capacity to turn feeling into creativity and creativity into connection.

As the first card of the Cups, the Ace marks a beginning: a moment when the heart opens and something new becomes possible. It speaks of generosity, intuition, emotional intelligence and the courage to follow inspiration.

In the Blue Mountains, where landscape, community and creativity continually intersect, Robin Gurr stands as a fitting embodiment of the Ace of Cups — an open heart, a generous spirit and a source of creative possibility.

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