Born in Melbourne in 1966, Carmelina Greco has been drawn to clay for as long as she can remember. As a child, she would hand-build alongside her older sister, discovering early on that clay felt like a natural extension of her hands and imagination. While she never learned the wheel, hand-building became her artistic voice, guided by instinct, memory, and the rhythm of working directly with the material.

Greco’s sculptural forms emerge intuitively, without sketches or plans. She follows the curves that appear, allowing the clay to move and lead. Her work reflects her inner world and daily surroundings: the flow of the nearby beaches, the softness and strength of the female form, and the raw beauty of the Australian landscape.

Working with Australian clays, Greco honours the rawness of the material, its natural textures, subtle shifts, and the marks of the maker’s hands. The fire reveals what is already within: earthy tones, imperfect edges, and organic curves that feel alive. Each sculpture is one of a kind — intuitively shaped, deeply personal, and expressive of a living form born from instinct, nature, and touch.