Elspeth Rowell and Emma Crocker are two young artists living on Wurundjeri land.

Vulgar ceramics is a collaboration between Elspeth (Eppie) and Emma, who started working with clay in their dusty share-house garage at the end of 2020.

Through the reclamation of the word ‘vulgar’, the artists portray their experiences as women navigating the contemporary craft scene.

Eppie is a final year student at RMIT studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and has also studied at the Australian National University. Emma has degrees in International Relations and Public Policy (honours) from the Australian National University.

Vulgar care about making ceramics more accessible to their local community, so that everyone can experience the joys of clay. Recently they’ve found inspiration in the ant nests on nearby O’Connor ridge and the cunjevoi that live amongst the rock pools of the South Coast.