Skip to content

Bodhi
Swan

Bodhi Swan is a Brisbane-based ceramic artist making wheel-thrown functional work and teaching pottery classes.

Bodhi works out of Brisbane Ceramics and teaches at both Brisbane Ceramics in Milton and The Ceramic Studio in Indooroopilly. He first got into ceramics through Isabell at the Logan Artists Association and has been building the practice over the last five years.

The work is mainly stoneware, with an interest in useful forms, glaze testing, and making pieces that feel balanced and solid in use.

The same practical approach carries into the classes. They are designed to be supportive, clear, and beginner-friendly, while still giving returning students room to improve.

"I like making pieces that feel simple, useful, and well made. A lot of the work is about repeating forms, paying attention to small changes, and letting the material do what it does."
Practice

Stoneware and glaze testing

Current work focuses on bowls, mugs, cups, and other functional pieces.

Teaching

Small wheel classes

Beginners are welcome, and there is time for repetition, troubleshooting, and one-on-one help.

Grounding

Making and teaching side by side

The studio work and the classes support each other and keep the practice practical and grounded.

In the studio.

This is where new forms, glaze tests, and class demos get worked out. If you want to learn in person, the classes page is the best place to start.

Browse Classes
Ceramic work presented on a card from Bodhi Swan's studio practice

Studio session: wheel-thrown forms, trimming rhythm, and quieter surface decisions.