Zeynep is inspired by the ocean and natural surrounds of her home in the village of Gerroa, NSW Australia and creates both functional and decorative ceramics. 

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Just as the ocean can be crystal clear and calm one day and grey and tumultuous the next, Zeynep's ceramic practice is also a little unpredictable as she prefers to approach her making with a 'go with the flow' attitude and a philosophy of the 'pot decides what it wants to be.'  She believes that each piece will eventually 'find a home', even if sometimes that ‘home’ is back in the recycled clay bucket.

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She has found joy in creating ceramics, after a successful career in the Department of Education for almost 30 years, where she brought the love of learning to students and teachers alike, while raising two gorgeous boys.

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Zeynep is a small batch maker with each vessel taking on a character of its own. The eclectic and diverse nature of her work means that each piece is truly unique. Her work is an eclectic mix of contrasts - highly detailed intricate works to understated simplicity reflective of her surroundings and heritage.

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She prefers the philosophy of "every pot eventually finds a home" and therefore if you see it , you like it and it brings you joy, then it must have your name on it. Keep that moment, it may never come again.