Ceramic artwork by Rachelle Mascini.

“These ceramic people are still figuring themselves out. Face, hair, hats - and a series that could go absolutely anywhere.”

Join us for a drink after work for our second Work in Progress Night for 2026! We will hear from contemporary jewellery artist Tania Le Petit, ceramicist Rachelle Mascini, and multidisciplinary maker Donna Longobardi.

From her early days studying Jewellery Design at Charles Sturt University to mastering the iridescent magic of anodised titanium, Tania Le Petit has pushed this lightweight industrial metal to its limits. Using hydraulic pressing, saw piercing and electric currents, she creates luminous colour, drawing inspiration from native Australian flowers and the transformative butterfly life cycle.

Based in Wagga Wagga, Rachelle Mascini studied Visual Arts (Ceramics) at the University of Newcastle and has exhibited across Australia and internationally, with work held in collections in the UK and the Netherlands. Currently, she is developing a new body of work, combining ceramics and oil painting inspired by the Murrumbidgee River.

Experimenting with the possibilities offered through photography, painting, print media and fibre art, Donna Longobardi draws inspiration from life in the Gilmore Valley, in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains. The shifting light, seasonal colours and rich textures of the land form the heart of her practice.

Work in Progress is a regular event in which artists and creatives are invited to show a piece of unfinished creative work (visual, performative, experimental and more), within a context of supportive critique and collaborative networking.⁠