Identity is the way a person perceives and expresses themself. It is often said to take shape through an ongoing conversation with culture. For many women, that construction is closely tied to the family environment and to everyday life—perhaps as a search for recognition, communication, and belonging...

Sydney-based ceramic artist Ebony Russell is consolidating her place on the international stage. Her exuberant porcelain sculptures, made with cake-decorating techniques, have recently entered the collection of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum after she won the Brookfield Properties Craft Award, one of the UK’s leading contemporary craft prizes.