Recycled Bottle Earring (BE049)

No markets are planned at this stage. 

Tinkat Alley Gallery  Tinkat is at Fassifern. Tinkat is a little gem of a studio and gallery set in a heritage listed old station master's cottage at Fassifern. It is close to Toronto on Lake Macquarie.  

Some of my larger sculptures, and some examples of our art jewellery is on display. !  At the moment it is where you will see new pieces and favourites revisited..Be sure to book into art classes well - you can usually see examples of the tutor's work on the website! In the menu item,  "What's New for January and Febrary 2025" I have added the Tinkat roster for 2025 art classes (updated each term) and the location of a number of venues the artists associated with the studio will exhibit in during the year. 

Selected artists from Tinkat will be holding a pop-up exhibition at Kilaben Bay Community Hall on 2nd and 3rd May, 2026. These events are fun and well attended - the art is great, too!

The Shop Gallery, Glebe

In February 2026, our group of 5 ceramics (2 are also painters) will be exhibiting our works at The Shop Gallery at 112 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe. Vision to Form runs from 26January to 4th March 2026. The hours are 11am - 5 pm daily (tenatively) and the opening will be the Saturday 2-5pm.  More about the artist's can be seen by clicking Vision to Form artist's notes

Cosclay trial - ring with 4 hands (WIP001)

Bio:

Kay Pittelkow, Kay, educated as a scientist, worked with medical devices: heart pacemakers, bone growth stimulators, ear implants and lastly and most challenging, the Victor Change artificial heart. All through her professional life, Kay has maintained a vivid interest in the arts and developed skill and knowledge through the Sydney college of the Arts and workshops run by international artists. During this period, she carved sculptures designed for the urban landscape but later focussed on art jewellery - still with a sculptural element. In 2018 she returned to her love of sculpture mentoring under a local Newcastle sculptor and began entering regional shows (see below). Her residential scaled sculpture continues to be sold from her market stall (StudioKY) in the Hunter and Newcastle regions.

Exhibitions, sales and prizes

Belves, Dordogne, France.2017. Installatiosn piece of 11 figures in synthetic clay: sold.

Morriset show 2019 The Hand (ceramic sculpture): First prize Sculptural Necklace (synthetic clay): Third prize:

Dobell Art and Craft festival 2019 Totem (ceramic sculpture): Highly Commended Sculptural Necklace (synthetic resin): Highly Commended)

Newcastle Emerging Artist Exhibition 2019 The gossips, an 8 piece ceramic sculpture

Morisset Show 2020 Sculptural Bracelet (Synthetic clay): First Prize Sculpture (ceramic): Highly Commended

MAC – Reconnected and Recovery exhibition 2020 Ceramic 3 part sculpture of hands – sold.

Back to Back Galleries: “Black and white with a touch of red”. 2021. God creating Adam (ceramic sculpture in 3 parts).

Dobell Arts and Craft Festival 2021. Four kids on a log: a ceramic sculpture. First prize. Sold.

Hunter Artisan Gallery (Maitland): “Not Everyone likes Watercolour Flowers”. July 2021 The gossips, an 8 piece ceramic sculpture Totem (ceramic sculpture)

Hunter Wetlands (Newcastle): Unfurl- printing and sculpturing in the Wetlands.July 2021 "Fronds": a ceramic sculpture. Sold.  "Offerings": an oversized ceramic hand with sundew.

Sculpture on the Farm. 2021 (Online) The Wave: a long flexible ceramic sculpture. (Cat no 086)

We, Kay and Yvonne Pittelkow, are twins. Yvonne lives on the beautiful shore of Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia.  Kay is currently living partly in Waverton and partly with Yvonne in Wangi Wangi.  "Just up from Sydney", we say, although it is 1.5 hours on the expressway.

We create - painting, sculpture, jewelry, accessories and homewares.  We sell from market stalls in the Hunter valley and Lake Macquarie districts - mainly our jewelry and homewares which are made from synthetic clay - PVC embedded with pigment that hardens on curing -  or resin. As markets have become more eco-sensitive we have added a large component of recyclable objects to our table - bottle art, jewelry and accessories made from soft drink bottles. Kay is a regular contributor to the Lake Macquarie sustainability exhibition-_Waste to Art and featured in the Newcastle Herald recently with her recycled pieces.

Artists, artisan or crafter? All 3 at different times. Both of us are happiest when we are learning. That means we are constantly designing, prototyping and testing the boundaries of our skills and knowledge. I (Kay) am the sculptor and the creator of the bottle art. I enjoy the challenge of commissions. Yvonne paints, enjoying the serendipity of watercolour on Yuppo - the balance between skill and luck is a tension packed experience. She is constantly striving towards perfection and the balance she achieves between colour and pattern are evident on her jewelry pendants and beads .  The interplay between us, results in a wide variety in design and colour.

We are rapidly progressing in ceramics - Kay in hand building sculptures and Yvonne on the pottery wheel producing quirky organic flatware.

Kay is quietly serious about her sculpture and is starting to be exhibited in the local region. Her artist bio can be found here. Her Sculpture can be found here.

StudioKY is a registered Australian business. ABN 50 305 582 534.

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Yvonne at Hand Made in the Hunter market.

My largest ceramic sculpture, "The Wave" got accepted into the Sculpture on the Farm and will be on part of their on-line exhibition. When the link is available I will let you know.

Our markets have had a bit of bad luck with gale force winds (or that is what it seemed like), rain or COVID lockdowns causing cancellations. I have taken the opportunity to re-string some pinched petal necklaces. I have found that customers find that necklaces using the petals as beads are more compatible with today's fashions. It isn't as straigtforward as it sounds as the colour blending is critical and the shape of the new bead that separates the petals has to work with the petal shapes. I did about 8 necklaces: here are a few examples using the same petals with different colors and shapes.  I found short barrel beads were my favourite and they became basis of a series of winter chockers. The chokers are low key but still bring a bit of color into a drab winter outfit while sitting softly on the neckline. I made some to go with 2021 winter colour trends but others I just played with colour gradations. I am wearing one day and night at the moment.

Also for the market, I played with a few new shapes for soft drink bottle earrings.I think I had blue on the brain! They are interesting but I think a geometric shape with an intricate pattern of holes is my favourite.

During July, I exhibited 2 sculptures at the Hunter Wetlands Centre in Shortland, NSW (Newcastle). The theme was "Unfurl - sculpture and ink in the Wetlands" and was a collaboration between The Hunter Sculptors and the Newcastle Printmakers . My entries featured the drosera spathulata, a carnivorous plant that lives in the wetlands. The plant, at twice life size is held in a ceramic hand. The other ceramic sculpture features 5 enlarged fronds of the sun dew which sold to a local artist during "set up". I had to make 400 beads for the "dew" spots! Both sculptures are about 35cm in their largest dimension. 

At the same time, in July, my sculptures, "The Gossips" and "Four face totem" were on show at 'NOT EVERYONE LIKES PRETTY WATERCOLOUR FLOWERS', a Group Exhibition at The Hunter Artisan Gallery & Cafe 48 Melbourne St East, Maitland. The gallery is open 9-3 on Thursdays to Sundays. A really nice spot to have a light lunch and view the latest exhibition. Nikki, the owner, is passionate about giving new or local artists a chance to show their work.

My largest ceramic sculpture, "The Wave" got accepted into the Sculpture on the Farm and will be on part of their on-line exhibition. Pity about the exhibition being cancelled due to COVID. When the link is available I will let you know..

Our markets have had a bit of bad luck with gale force winds (or that is what it seemed like), rain or COVID lockdowns causing cancellations. I have taken the opportunity to re-string some pinched petal necklaces. I have found that customers find that necklaces using the petals as beads are more compatible with today's fashions. It isn't as straigtforward as it sounds as the colour blending is critical and the shape of the new bead that separates the petals has to work with the petal shapes. I did about 8 necklaces: here are a few examples using the same petals with different colors and shapes.  I found short barrel beads were my favourite and they became basis of a series of winter chockers. The chokers are low key but still bring a bit of color into a drab winter outfit while sitting softly on the neckline. I made some to go with 2021 winter colour trends but others I just played with colour gradations. I am wearing one day and night at the moment.

Also for the market, I played with a few new shapes for soft drink bottle earrings.I think I had blue on the brain! They are interesting but I think a geometric shape with an intricate pattern of holes is my favourite.

During July, I exhibited 2 sculptures at the Hunter Wetlands Centre in Shortland, NSW (Newcastle). The theme was "Unfurl - sculpture and ink in the Wetlands" and was a collaboration between The Hunter Sculptors and the Newcastle Printmakers . My entries featured the drosera spathulata, a carnivorous plant that lives in the wetlands. The plant, at twice life size is held in a ceramic hand. The other ceramic sculpture features 5 enlarged fronds of the sun dew which sold to a local artist during "set up". I had to make 400 beads for the "dew" spots! Both sculptures are about 35cm in their largest dimension. 

At the same time, in July, my sculptures, "The Gossips" and "Four face totem" were on show at 'NOT EVERYONE LIKES PRETTY WATERCOLOUR FLOWERS', a Group Exhibition at The Hunter Artisan Gallery & Cafe 48 Melbourne St East, Maitland. The gallery is open 9-3 on Thursdays to Sundays. A really nice spot to have a light lunch and view the latest exhibition. Nikki, the owner, is passionate about giving new or local artists a chance to show their work.

Our next planned market is unplanned!

I am focussing on sculpture exhibitions and hence reduced the number of planned markets. If I take on other markets I will post them here and on my Facebook page!! 

MARKETS , workshops & Exhibitions 2025

 Always check the market's Facebook pages for last minute weather cancellations!.

Thank you those of who take the time to look us up at our markets, Your support and goodwill are much appreciated. Return customers are a buzz!

We do look out for special pop-up markets and chances to show our work, and, if they look suitable, we will post the event here and on Kay's facebook page.

The Hunter Art Network (HAN) is a broad organization. It aims to represent, promote and develop the visual arts, crafts and design with an emphasis on professional practitioners. They run seasonal Art Bazaars - markets that are more focussed on art than crafts. In 2025 the markets will be at Lambton Park in This is a favourite market of ours and our product range suits the clients. We sell everything  -art jewelry, homewares, small paintings and sculpture at this market but the emphasis is on art.