Ceramic artist and illustrator
Helen Ashley
Helen Laura Ashley originally trained as a Textile Designer in the UK gaining a Combined Hons in Textile Fashion and Art History. In her long and varied career, Helen has designed for fashion, bed linen, swimwear, childrenswear, ceramic home wares, and stationery. She has also illustrated several books and has had her own successful kids colouring brand called ColourMeArt for over a decade.
Artworks
Helen likes to refer to herself as an illustrator in both paint and porcelain. Probably best known for her hand painted florals or well drawn illustrations, Helen’s quirky range of ceramics has grown from her love of nature and animals. She hand sculpts each piece using fine Australian porcelain and makes her own moulds from fruit and vegetables.
Helen’s sunny studio is called The Art Room, located in an old industrial paint factory now called Precinct 75, When she is not painting or playing with clay, she teaches here.
Helen lives in Sydney with her husband, three children and two dogs.