Michelle Yeatman 'Charcoal III'Michelle Yeatman 'Charcoal IV V' 2024 Glazed Ceramic 8. 5cm Drawing on the deep connections between culture, land, and spirit in my work, I use ceramics as a means to express the resilience and strength of my people. My ceramic spheres represent charcoal, a symbol of both destruction and renewal, echoing the cycle of life and the importance of keeping cultural fires burning. Charcoal, for me, holds the stories of our ancestors, who lit the fires that