00:00Hi guys, we're here at the Gold Coast Potters Association Post Office Public Viewing Gallery
00:07which is open on Saturdays. We can go in and see beautiful pieces of pottery that have been
00:13created by members of the association. So the association was founded in 1977 by a group of
00:20artists here on the Gold Coast that really wanted a community space or a hub where they could run
00:26classes, do studio work and also display their wares to the public. So they repurposed an old
00:35building that was originally the Benoa State School and this old building was first built in 1908 and
00:44the state school started in 1909. So it's actually a really historical cool building and then they
00:53later brought in what was the old post office that was actually built in 1915. So the precinct
01:01has sort of become or is a heritage precinct basically with these beautiful old buildings
01:08you know protected here and so you don't often think of a Gold Coast as having you know these
01:14old buildings here and yes I know people in Europe would sort of say our building's just over 100
01:19years old is that really old but for here it is old so it's really special to come here to
01:25enjoy this
01:25little precinct enjoy the you know the beautiful old buildings themselves and also come and see the
01:32beautiful pottery work that has been done by members of the association. So let's go and have a look at
01:38some
01:38of the pottery.
02:12So the gallery space sort of meanders around there's a few sort of different sections and rooms
02:17and so here this one looks a little bit like a beach themed or a Gold Coasty vibe room. We've
02:26got
02:26a bikini up there and we've got all these beautiful sea creatures in this section
02:35and yeah that's it's just really beautiful so this this area here has been created by an artist called
02:41wendy wendy wendy lane very sea themed
02:49these are lovely look at these they're so they're so unique that's the thing about coming to a space
02:58like this that's um all these pieces created by the community of the Gold Coast Potters Association
03:04you really do see the unique creations of of the whole variety of of creations by these artists
03:14and these is beautiful
03:28these beautiful little planters how nice they would look in your garden
03:32or on the balcony i would also see the balcony garden
03:37and then we've got these beautiful little gratitude bells
03:50and we've got what look like these little mini houses here with little mini vases and flowers and candles
04:00and here's a lovely shelf full of these beautiful colorful like i love that teapot and the mugs that
04:06go with and all these beautiful colorful mugs and these birds they're just beautiful
04:22so as soon as you walk into this space i mean one it's just a beautiful space like it's got
04:28that feel of
04:29the old historical building but then you're immediately met by such a beautiful variety
04:35of pottery works and what really strikes you is that each sort of area they're all
04:41by obviously different artists but each area is so unique and so different like you can have really different
04:50pottery works that's very striking and artistic right next to it's sort of more understated i guess
04:57um homeware sort of themed pottery works so i mean that's that's what's so amazing about having this
05:04public gallery that's um obviously the works of artists in the gold coast potters association because
05:11you do just get this beautiful variety of works and you get these beautiful bright colors and also
05:17every area here is then by um obviously unique artists and the way they operate is um they can come
05:25here and use the studio space but many of them obviously then do have their own wheels at home and
05:31they work on their art and then they can choose what wears they're going to display here for the public
05:37to see and um each area is um obviously the artist's name is here and all the pieces in this
05:45gallery
05:45are for sale and yeah it's just beautiful i think the um biggest challenge if you do come here is
05:52if
05:53you are interested in actually purchasing a piece of pottery is then nailing down exactly what you would
05:58buy because they're just all so beautiful i mean you can fill your kitchen up with that
06:04and then also here i love this red color as well like you will get real sort of unique different
06:11um
06:12you know colors hues different sets and and we've got jewelry here beautiful pottery jewelry like pottery
06:21um earrings necklaces with different designs just absolutely gorgeous little heart um heart earrings there
06:34so it's just gorgeous it it really is exciting to come and explore and and see all these creative
06:41pieces like oh that's gorgeous and then we've got you can have a mirror with a beautiful pottery um
06:51border to it and these little mini houses here well they look like mini houses like i said if you're
06:58interested in pottery and you do come here and you want to purchase a piece that's going to be your
07:03only dilemma as in what on earth would you sort of pick to bring home like these you know there's
07:09little
07:10pots with leaves and and these these are just absolutely gorgeous what i love about pottery is when
07:18they've really polished it like there's just the colors that you can get into them like the swirls and
07:23the stripes and the different blends
07:27well that was so special to go into that beautiful gallery and what makes the pottery in there so
07:33gorgeous i think is it hasn't been mass produced by any sort of big company it really is a collection
07:40of unique handcrafted pieces as you can see when you go into the gallery each each section is just very
07:47unique by a different artist here and i couldn't help myself i did choose a couple of pieces for the
07:54kids
07:54this awesome octopus and this beautiful penguin so that's just a beautiful memento of our time here
08:02and what's also really special is just to enjoy being in this little historical precinct that's
08:09tucked away in the gold coast in amongst all our high rises it just makes this little pocket all the
08:14more special and same with when you walk into the gallery just the beautiful feel of that old building
08:20just enhances the just the vibe of all that beautiful artistic material that you come to see so that
08:27was just a really special experience and if you are here on the gold coast especially if you're
08:32interested in pottery i really do highly recommend a visit to that gorgeous gallery
08:37you
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