The exhibition Two Birds by Anneke Borren and Caitlin Moloney is a collaboration grounded in mutual respect for the mastery of each other's work.  These ceramic forms were two and a half years in the making, speaking to the slow and methodical process of Caitlin's creative practice. 

   Anneke and Caitlin met briefly at Coromandel’s Driving Creek during the summer of 2019, when Anneke was attending an artist residency and Caitlin was working in the Potteries. One day, while stacking a kiln, Anneke handed Caitlin one of her porcelain forms and said, "Here, decorate this"!   The results were so stunning that from this one pot the collaboration formed.  

   Both makers are inspired by social anthropology, and how humans are shaped by and connected to the natural world.  Much of their time working together was spent in conversation around these topics, which fed into the development of these works. 

   Caitlin is unique in her approach to Anneke's forms, showing an understanding of their structure, how to enhance them through her surface treatment and ceramic embellishments while retaining the integrity of the pieces.  While working, Caitlin was reminded of the regal nature of birds, their natural beauty and grace being a source of wonder and connection, in turn inspiring the ceramic embellishments on some of the forms. 

   This collaboration has been a stunning journey bringing Anneke's forms from the world of domestic ware into decorative sculptural pieces and seeing how far they could be pushed.