The Potter

Established in 2014, Pãn Pottery pots are hand made by Angus McDiarmid using a traditional wood fire kiln, kick wheel and hand dug local clays. Each pot is completely unique as the clay and fire decide the finish of the pot.

“Making functional and durable pots from local materials inspires me endlessly. From the beginning I was taught that life and pottery are one, there is no distinction. I believe the process and intention that goes into what you make is just as important as the final result. In 2011, I cycled from Patagonia, Argentina to Ecuador. I was on my bicycle for ten months and spent much of that time in the Andes. Along the way I was invited into many homes and experienced the joy and beauty of living closely with traditional craft and pottery. My travels took my wife and I to India where I studied in a traditional pottery studio on the foothills of the Himalayas in 2012. I now work from my hand built home studio on the shores of Lake Weyba, Noosa Heads, Queensland.”

The Making Process 

“I source the majority of my clay from around 5 – 20 km from my home studio. I hand process the raw clay as I want the natural beauty of the local materials to come through in my pots. The clay is soaked, sieved, dried and aged for at least 12 weeks. I then blend in Australian sourced clay to create strength and consistency resulting in a superior pot. A collection of wood, rice hull and bamboo ash are used in the glazes creating a deeper connection with the local environment. All of my pots are thrown on a kick wheel in my home studio overlooking Lake Weyba.

I wood fire in a Catenary Arch kiln, using a mixture of Australian hard and soft woods that are reclaimed from local saw mills and local arborists. The wood firing takes place over two days with temperatures reaching over 1300°C. The magic of this process is created by the ash from the wood, as the ash lands on the pot surface it becomes the glaze. Every pot in a wood fire is completely unique!”

Pãn 

Pantheism | The realisation we are all one

The God of Nature | Greek mythology

Advaita Vedanta | Vedic philosophy of non-duality & oneness

Flute | Pipe, folk instrument

Bread | The staff of life

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Gubbi Gubbi people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work. We recognise their continuing connection to the land, the water and the community, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.