• Juz works in a labour-intensive process, fuelled by physical and spiritual devotion
• Her artworks are connected to natural cycles of life, death, decay and transformation
• She crafts objects that are beautiful, yet sit in the space of unease

Juz Kitson's highly detailed porcelain sculptures explore the realms of familiar and otherworldly. They sit in tension between the seductive and the strange, the protective and the fragile, the ancient yet futuristic. Juz's vessels, relics, guardians, urns or organic forms are the result of hours and hours of hand built labour, inviting audiences to spend time experiencing the sculptures. “From a distance, the pieces might appear decorative or abundant, but up close there is often something more unsettling, tender or strange, pulsating or spawning,” she says. A pivotal moment in Juz's professional life was her first trip to Jingdezhen, China, in 2012, where she her understanding of what was possible with clay and porcelain shifted. She found a way of life embedded in history, surrounded by generations of knowledge and dedicated artisans, which inspired her to do the same in Australia.