“I pay respect to the traditional custodians and caretakers of the Kaurna land on which my family lives and works on. We recognise their continued connection to the land and waters of this beautiful land, 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 (in my country its a High school) 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 visit to Paris I met my Australian husband..as you do;-)He was living in Paris for about 8 years by then and was planning to return back to Australia.

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

I have always been surrounded by creativity as my father was an artist. 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 and actress.

Long story short I first touched clay in 2010 when my husband and I and our then 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.

Then we were blessed with arrival of our daughter Matilda very shortly followed by another gift of a daughter Ina. Going to other potters studios or joining classes was becoming a little tricky together with running a busy cafe.

But 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 house 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.

I am living my dream….which doesn’t mean it’s always easy but I am grateful for all that I have.

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

It truly means the world to me. 

Lots of love

Dominika