Ashisha Cunningham recently returned from London to launch The Life Ceramic from her Northern NSW, Murwillumbah studio. Her current practice is primarily in hand-built domestic and sculptural forms, focusing on the idiosyncrasies of the handmade. Previously Ashisha has worked for several years as a stylist and set designer across the UK and Europe including campaigns for Vogue & Vogue Homme (Italia, Japan, Arabia, Spain) ID Magazine, Heroine, Valentino, Swarovski, Lancôme and recently on films including the much anticipated Seriously Red. Ashisha holds a Masters of Arts in Museum Studies and Art History from the University of Sydney, specialising in applied arts and contemporary art and design practice.

Josee Vesely-Manning is a visual artist who often works with sculptural installation and more recently lighting and object design. In her practice she explores themes of environmental degradation and material obsolescence within an invented and idiosyncratic universe of magic and anarchy. Enlivened matter and effluvia are also ongoing investigations. Her performance background and growing up within a travelling circus family is a recurring motif. She has worked for several years predominantly in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, and has delivered projects and exhibitions for a diverse range of galleries, festivals and funding bodies including The Australia Council, Arts Victoria, The City of Port Philip Cultural Development Fund, The City of Melbourne, Arts House/The Meat Market, Federation Square, Carriageworks, Underbelly Arts Festival and LAB and Artist Led Spaces.. She has recently completed a Master of Fine Arts at Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney under the thesis title Magic Nihilism.