River Reflections is an installation of six pieces that were provoked by long-running and highly contentious water rights and their repercussions on the Murray River, Australia's longest river. The Murray River spans three states with various political differences and laws regulating water use from farmers' immediate irrigation needs for crops and livestock that create salinity and degradation, to conflict with downstream civilian drinking water needs which also require unnatural and unseasonal flow levels. These directly impact the riparian environment including the iconic river red gum trees which need an annual flood to thrive. Despite the threat to the red gums, they are symbolic to me of resilience as they put down new roots to regrow. These conflicting interests are overshadowed with my deep respect for the first nations land and water management systems practice which provided abundance for all and a connected understanding and continuous education about listening to country and long-term safe practice. This riparian landscape is special to me because it was where I grew up and I pay my respects to the first nations people and elders, past and present, of the Yorta Yorta nation.

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Shown in exhibitions:

• Vitrify Alcorso Ceramics Award, 2013, Bett Gallery, Hobart

• Janet Mansfield Tribute Exhibition, 2014, Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne

• Big Ceramics, 2014, Federation Sq, Melbourne

• Quiet Conversations, 2014, Skepsi Gallery @Montsalvat