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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Ron Cerabona

'My life and my raison d'être': Rare honour for artist's decades-long dedication

For Hiroe Swen, making things from clay has always created a sense of mystery.

The Kyoto-born, 89-year-old ceramic artist says the enduring appeal lies in relinquishing control over what is a very precise art.

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