About Strongsoutherly Art?

Hi, I’m Andrea Hamann, a Southern Highlands Artist based near Mittagong. Strongsoutherly has always been my studio name, chosen as a word which symbolises a connection to the elements, the weather, the dirt we stand on and this beautiful beast of a country. I’ve painted, printed, and played with paper for years, but the inner catastrophiser in me has struggled lately with finding meaning in art for arts sake. While the world goes through a period of utter stupidity, where human rights are discarded, leaders are sociopathic clowns or billionaire puppets and the ever increasingly wild climate is ignored, I’ve turned to a craft that is as old as humanity… or close to. I’m embracing my inner mud flinger and returning to potting. The plan, as I grow my skills again and learn new things, is to make simple beautiful (maybe a tad political) functional pots. Plates, bowls, cups and the occasional vase. A bit of an ode to the mingei tradition. I’ll probably return to painting and printing at some point, but right now it’s all thrown out to the point where I’m considering boxing up all my art materials. My head is full of tradition and function and the intent to make things that will hold you in good stead when you need a hot cuppa tea to face the bullshit.

Art has always been how
I make sense of the world we live in

— Andrea Hamann

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