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Niharika Hukku is one very potter’s wheel. It was exciting restful pace with it being busier
talented Aussie. Her pottery and and I was impatient to make tall around a show. A typical day
artwork is unlike anything we’ve beautiful forms immediately. I still starts and ends with answering
seen before, incorporating have the first piece I threw on emails, I spend many hours in
strong, bold colour with delicate the wheel. While it was small and my studio immersed in the many
details. imperfect, I think it beautiful for it processes required in my work.
We first discovered Niharika’s reminds me of all the hope I had The garage has been converted
work on Instagram (which is why for myself in learning something into my main studio and houses
you should be following her too!) new’. the potters wheel, kiln and
and we’ve been obsessed ever There’s an ongoing theme of materials. The sun room in our
since. nature and wildlife in your work house serves as a painting room
We spoke to Niharika about her — is this what inspires you the where I keep my pots ready
art background, what inspires most? for decoration and also my
her, and what we can expect to ‘Despite living in a busy city in tools and materials required for
see from her next. Australia, we are exposed to the painting.
What’s your background — have most beautiful things in nature. ‘After I finish a piece I usually
you always been an artist? How I find the skies, landscapes and photograph it for my records or
did you get into pottery and wildlife compelling and try to to send to galleries. I also update
painting? create a connection with it my social media with new work
‘I have a degree in fine arts through my work’. or upcoming shows regularly’.
specialising in painting. I fell into You’ve studied in India, Do you create something every
a career in illustration very early Indonesia, Singapore, and day?
on and continued to work for Australia — where is ‘home’ for ‘It usually takes a few days to
over a decade before I shifted you right now? create each piece due to the
my focus to ceramics. Though I ‘I have had wonderful enriching several processes involved. I also
enjoyed my job as a commercial experiences in all the different work in different mediums and
artist, I felt the need to do countries I have lived in. I pieces simultaneously’.
something personal and organic currently live and work out of What are you working on right
and also wanted to spend more Australia and Sydney is home to now?
time with clay’. me and my family’. ‘I am currently working on a
What was your very first Can you describe a typical day largescale watercolour of Koi
experience working with clay? in the life of Niharika Hukku? fish. I am also preparing for my
‘My most treasured experience ‘I work all day and sometimes upcoming solo show in March’.
would be my first time on a into the night though it is at a
