I'm Vic Farrell, and I’m one of those people who’s lived a few creative lives. I’m a school teacher these days, but before that I spent 25 years in Sydney and Melbourne writing music, singing, performing, and generally saying yes to every wild arts project I could get my hands on. In the 90s I ran a theatre troupe in Lismore, in the mid-2010s I toured Australia with my PhD shadow-puppetry project, and now, in my very comfortable autumn era, I’m happily buried in visual art and clay.

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I’ve been throwing on the wheel since 2020, when COVID shut the world down and pushed me into the studio full-time. I absolutely adore teaching pottery. I spent two years with Hope Horizons in Toowoomba, and I’m still a practising artist who paints in acrylics, oils and watercolour. Everything I teach comes from years of trial, error, curiosity, and about a decade of private classes back in Melbourne.

If you’re local and you want to learn how to throw on the wheel, hand-build beautiful forms, or explore an idea through a series of paintings, I’d love to help you get started. Beginners are very welcome, and so are people chasing a specific creative project.

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I also have a Diploma in Counselling and offer Art Therapy sessions because, honestly, making art is one of the most grounding, healing things you can do.

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And just so we’re clear: I no longer have the pink hair. This was the only photo I could find. I took it in Cairo in 2017. I’m much less glamorous now, but I promise I’m still fun to learn from.

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