Merran Esson

Merran Esson (1950–2022) was an Australian ceramicist. Growing up in country New South Wales, she was influenced by her childhood observations of the clash of humans and nature. Over her career she experimented extensively with colour and enjoyed the problem-solving process associated with firing clay. Water tanks featured heavily in her work and the patina created on them from use and the passage of time. Quotes Science didn’t interest me at school but I found science as related to ceramics, geology and alchemy to be very intriguing. I think we don’t always choose our influences, they somehow choose us. Esson shared these remarks during an interview with Sarah Sweet on Artist Profile. External links Category:1950 births Category:Artists from Australia Category:Women from Australia Category:Women artists Category:2022 deaths