About Kylie Giacomelli

We didn’t ask to be born.
We certainly didn’t ask to be glazed.

For years, we stayed hidden in the parts of reality humans pretend not to notice. Under thoughts. Behind habits. In the “that’s just how it is” zone. It was quieter there. Less poking. Fewer opinions.

Then Kylie touched clay and stopped trying to be impressive. Big mistake. We took that as an invitation.

She did start a ceramics diploma once. Lasted just long enough to realise rules were not going to help us. Too many instructions. Too many right answers. We prefer emerging sideways.

Kylie stretches a lot. Sometimes she’s upside down, sometimes staring at nothing, sometimes talking to us like that’s normal. She  calls it yoga. We call it accessing the shared brain where odd ideas wait patiently. Carl Jung waved at this once. We waved back.

Before all this, Kylie was a traditional signwriter. That’s why some of us stand so confidently. Strong lines. Clear personalities. Excellent posture, considering the circumstances.

We were hesitant to show ourselves. Humans have a track record. If it moves, it gets named. If it’s useful, it gets taken. If it’s edible, well… you know. Asking questions about that tends to ruin dinner conversations. We didn’t want to be “interesting” in the wrong way.

Kylie  gets that. She tries to live with awareness. Not perfectly. She’s human. Former vegan. Currently negotiating reality one choice at a time. We respect effort more than purity.

She watches us come into being with a mix of affection and mild confusion. Once we arrive, she smooths us, refines us, gives us eyes that shine and postures that suggest opinions. We like looking finished. Like we’ve earned the right to be on a stand.

Her children are grown now. We occupy some of that nurturing energy. The rest is handled by a long-haired dachshund who believes his entire operation revolves around him. He is not wrong.

We are the Lumpy Chumps.

You can find Kylie's work on her website, on her etsy page or at The Remakery in Windsor.

EXHIBITIONS
2025 "Hawkesbury Now" exhibition