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Brisbane ceramic artist

Quiet forms, wheel-thrown with patience.

Bodhi Swan makes one-off ceramic work and teaches small, supportive pottery classes in Brisbane. The studio practice sits between useful objects, careful surfaces, and slower handmade rhythm.

Ceramic serving vessel by Bodhi Swan
Large stoneware mug with green satin glaze
Stoneware bowl by Bodhi Swan
Current focus

Stoneware forms, oxide washes, and quietly glazed functional work made for everyday use.

Pottery detail in warm studio light
Featured work Stoneware

Objects with a slower presence.

Each piece is shaped with restraint, leaving room for surface, weight, and use to carry the feeling rather than decoration doing all the work.

Wheel-thrown ceramic bowl by Bodhi Swan
Studio note Brisbane

Small classes, real guidance.

Classes stay personal and beginner-friendly, with time to learn the wheel properly and enough support for people who are returning to clay.

Portrait of Bodhi Swan
About Bodhi Swan

Teaching and making from a grounded studio practice.

Bodhi Swan is a ceramic artist based in Brisbane, working out of Brisbane Ceramics and teaching at both Brisbane Ceramics in Milton and The Ceramic Studio in Indooroopilly.

With five years in ceramics and a practice shaped by close studio learning, he is currently focused on stoneware forms and developing a distinct glazing language through oxide washes.

Studio base Taringa and Indooroopilly, Brisbane
Teaching style Supportive small-group classes with room for one-on-one help
Current materials Stoneware, oxide washes, functional wheel-thrown forms
Explore more

See the work, book a class, or browse available pieces.

The site now splits the experience clearly: the gallery for finished work, the calendar for bookings, and the shop for currently available ceramics.