Gerda Shelsher
GERDA SHELSHER – ARTIST STATEMENT
Gerda started to train as a potter in the late 70’s and works from a home based studio, surrounded by trees and nature. Birds and lizards are frequent visitors, plus the odd frog or two and her favourite bandicoot.
Gerda makes sculptural animals, each one an original. They are thrown on the wheel then modelled by hand to give each one its own personality. No two are ever exactly the same. She tries to show human emotions in her creatures, wonder, joy, surprise, anger, but mainly humour.
The sculptures range from tiny mice to big dragons breaking out of eggs and all the sizes in between.
Gerda uses local clays and mixes her own glazes. Over the years she has exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions, throughout local galleries and schools, with many of her pieces currently held in private collections throughout Australia, the UK, USA, Japan, Holland, Singapore and New Zealand.
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Title : Pick me puppies
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Clay
Size : 36cm to 44cm tall.
Price : $208 - $278 each
Title : Hungry Hounds
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Clay
Size : 15cm x 10cm x 17cm
Price : $65.00 each
Title : Highland Cattle
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Clay
Size : 3 assorted sizes
Price : From $55 - $165 each
Title : Dragon Egg
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Kiln fired Clay
Size : 42cm x 46cm x 30cm
Price : $399.00
Title : Wall Hanging Ceramic Houses
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Clay
Size : approx. 5cm x 12cm
Price : $12.95ea
Title : Possums – 3 sizes
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Fired Clay
Size : 3 sizes to choose from
Price : $77.00 - $169.95
Title : Sheep Herd
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Clay
Size : 10cm x 12cm x 8cm (t)
Price : $46.20
Title : Mumma & Puppa Sheep
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Clay
Size : approx. 11cm x 10cm x 9cm
Price : $36.00ea
Title : Fat Cats
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Clay
Size : Sml: 15cm (l) x 13.5cm (t)
Size : Med: 17cm (l) x 14cm(t)
Price : Sml: $47.00
Price : Med: $65.00
Title : Cheeky Chicks
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Clay
Size : Lge: 24cm (l) x 22cm (t)
Size : Med: 22 - 25cm long
Price : Lge: $96.00
Price : Med: $78.00ea
Title : Bob Dogs
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Clay
Size : Sml: 26cm (l) x 26cm (t)
Size : Lge: 40cm (l) x 34cm (t)
Price : $243.00 lge
Price : $156.00 med
Title : ‘Eggy’ – Bird
Artist : Gerda Shelsher
Medium : Clay
Size : 25cm tall x 16cm wide
Price : $113.00