Harlinah Teoh is an Australian artist creating botanical ceramic vessels.

My work is a meditation on walking, observation, and creation. It draws on my childhood living in dry eucalyptus forest, rainforest and mangrove country and my lifelong interest in mythology and folk art. As a hiker, I am inspired by the flora I encounter as I explore new trails, reflecting on themes of ecological interconnection and adaptation.

I grew up in New South Wales and the Northern Territory and have strong memories of digging clay and building a wood-fired kiln. I lived in Tokyo and Singapore before settling in Narrm/Melbourne. I took up ceramics in 2019 and shifted my work to focus on ceramics in 2022. I began exhibiting in 2023 and was a finalist in the 2023 National Emerging Art Prize.

I handbuild stoneware vessels, embracing slow construction and harmonious forms. Rich surface detail is created through the addition and subtraction of layers using slips, underglaze, carving and sgraffito. All work is both sculptural and functional.