“I pay respect to the traditional custodians and caretakers of the Kaurna land on which my family gratefully lives on. We recognise their continued connection to the land and waters, and acknowledge that they never ceded sovereignty and their culture remains strong.”

I was born and raised in Slovakia (former Czechoslovakia.)

After graduating from Conservatorium, studying musical theatre I have ventured out to the big world reconnecting with my ancestral roots and lived in Israel on and off for about 3 years.

On one of mine brief first visits to Paris I met my Australian husband..as you do;-) He was planning to return back to Australia.

Within few month we have relocated and started our new life in Australia.

I have always been surrounded by creativity as my father was an artist and my mother lover and supporter of art. I have always dreamt of working with clay but somehow it took nearly 40 years to actualise as I was also equally drawn to becoming an actress and and a traveler.

Long story short I first touched clay in 2010 when my husband and I and our then only 2 sons Hugo & Theo made our sea change move from Adelaide to the beautiful coastal town of Normanville, South Australia. I started to occasionally join casual pottery sessions with the late local master potter Mark Pearse.

Few years later we were blessed with arrival of our daughter Matilda very shortly followed by another gift, daughter Ina. Going to other potters studios or joining classes was becoming a little tricky together with running a busy cafe and being a mother of 4 children.

Shortly after Ina was born and me turning 40! my desire to create grew stronger than ever. I set up a small studio at my own home from a repurposed shipping container.

And from there I started to make a cup after cup after cup.

I always loved handwriting and when I discovered special pencil for ceramics I decided I will scribble some messages and affirmations to the cups and gift them to my friends or keep them so I can remind myself that “all is well” and that I should ‘breathe” and all the other helpful messages mother of four needs daily.

Suddenly friends started to ask if they can buy some for friends or themselves and so I started to sell some pieces little by little. Later on I was asked to sell my pieces in shops and galleries.

I love working with clay.

I love what it teaches me about life itself.

Thank you for following, purchasing my pieces & connecting with my work.

It truly means the world to me. 

Lots of love

Dominika