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Tee McManus

Standing Still

Standing Still

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Tee, a designer turned ceramic artist, brings 25 years of creative experience to her distinctive hand-built forms. Blending her design background with Japanese minimalism, she creates sculptural, fluted pieces that explore shape, line, and calm — featured in leading design magazines and interiors.

Size: 14 cm (W) x 36 cm (H) x 11 cm (D)

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Materials
Stoneware Ceramic

Size
14 cm (W) x 36 cm (H) x 11 cm (D)

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Artist Statement

Tee McManus is a ceramic artist whose sculptural vessels explore the quiet, essential idea of sanctuary — the notion of home as a place of safety, comfort, and belonging. Her work reflects an ongoing dialogue between form and feeling, where each piece becomes a physical expression of refuge.

Over the past three years, McManus's practice has evolved toward a more intuitive and liberated approach to making. She feels that her ceramic practice envelops her, and that the process itself is her ultimate creative outlet. This sense of immersion and freeness is embedded in the work — in the fluidity of form, the subtle imperfections, and the openness to allowing each vessel to emerge organically. Rather than imposing rigid control, she embraces making as a space of instinct and discovery.

At the heart of her practice is a deep reverence for beauty. Each vessel is considered not only as an object, but as a sculptural presence — one that invites stillness, grounding, and emotional connection. Through her work, McManus creates vessels that hold more than space; they hold a sense of home.

"Making ceramics is more than a creative outlet, it makes me feel free. It's where my hands instinctively take the reins and the making just pours out of me. The minutes turn into hours, yet my mind is at ease. It's my sanctuary."

Tee McManus

About the artist

Tee McManus

Having trained at the College of Fine Arts, Tee has a Bachelor of Design majoring in Graphics, Jewellery and Textiles (with a small semester of ceramics). She has spent the last 25 years working as a brand and campaign designer for all kinds of brands, from fashion and retail to cause-driven, online, foodie and wellness. Craving a calm from the fast-paced briefs and deadline driven days, she ventured back to the world of ceramics and hasn’t looked back. First honing her skills on the wheel, then coming full circle back to her College days of hand-building which now forms the basis for all her forms. Her distinctive fluted forms are functional and sculptural pieces which draw from her designer roots. She continues to explore her obsession with shapes, lines and curves – as well as her deep love for Japanese minimalism. Her work has been seen in House & Garden, Inside Out and Home Beautiful Magazine – as well as featured in the home of Interior Designer and TV Personality Darren Palmer.

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