Escarpment Vases
Caroline Walker-Grime
Escarpment Vases (detail) 2026
Stoneware and wild clay
Stoneware glaze
Multiple pieces: 18 x 36 x 17 cm overall
About the Artwork
Living among the Far North Queensland rainforest, trees and an awe-inspiring geological landscape surround my house. My daily dog walk takes me past rock faces splitting and breaking down in our harsh, wet climate but still supporting the ancient ever-changing forest. The Kurinuki method fits with the theme of this piece and is a contrast to my wheel-thrown work.
During Cyclone Jasper, there was a massive landslip of clay in my street, some of which I collected and have used in my work. I mixed a little of this clay into the stoneware for the making of these pieces, so that they contain some essence of earth they represent.
About the Artist
British-born artist Caroline Walker-Grime currently lives in Port Douglas. She has an MA in Fine Art (Printmaking) from the UK, but has been making ceramics for 30 years. Since immigrating to Australia in 2004, she has exhibited her work nationally in group and solo shows and worked in contemporary art gallery management in Canberra.
Working in various clay bodies, Caroline’s ceramics are influenced by the verdant and sometimes harsh surrounds of her Port Douglas home, as well as pieces evoking personal family history memories. Caroline has won awards in the Gold Coast, Cairns, and Adelaide, and been a finalist in previous North Queensland Ceramic awards. An active member of the art community in Port Douglas, where she teaches and exhibits, Caroline is currently working towards a solo show in Atherton next year.