Lee AnchorSculpture

Artist & Designer & Figurative Sculptor

Lee Anchor
Sculpture

Life-sized clay sculptures exploring the diversity, resilience and creativity of women across professional and life roles.

Current 30 Women, 30 Careers: Celebrating Diversity Currently developing a body of work for this exhibition.
Studio By appointment — enquire by email

"I begin with a simple block of clay and, through patience, observation and the slow process of making, transform it into a human story. Through figurative sculpture, I explore identity, resilience, diversity and the experiences that shape who we become."

— Lee Anchor

Lee spent decades learning how to understand form, space, proportion, material and the human experience through architecture and design — and she is now bringing that knowledge back to the human figure through clay.

30 Women, 30 Careers

Recent pieces

The Florist in greenware — a bust crowned with hand-modelled orchids and roses, a scrolling blue-and-white floral pattern across the cheek, neck and chest
FloristStoneware, greenware
H 480 × W 420 × D 380 mm
The Horticulturist in greenware beside a real cauliflower on a stand — the sculpted hair built as dense cauliflower florets, leaf forms rising at the shoulders and collar, the body still wrapped to keep the clay damp
HorticulturistStoneware, greenware
H 500 × W 510 × D 400 mm
The Teacher in greenware — an open clay book above her hair, a book held in one hand
TeacherStoneware, greenware
H 870 × W 400 × D 500 mm
The Fashion Designer’s head in greenware on its stand — a calm three-quarter face framed by broad coral fronds pierced all over with holes, a long beaded chandelier earring at one ear
Fashion DesignerStoneware, greenware
H 2000 mm
The Wildlife Rehabilitator — a heart-pierced crown and open cage of birds above her head, a bird at her shoulder
Wildlife RehabilitatorStoneware, greenware
H 950 × W 600 × D 300 mm
The Architect — a house resting above her head, small houses held in her hand and rising from her shoulder
ArchitectStoneware, greenware
H 580 × W 420 × D 380 mm
The Pianist — a run of black and white piano keys curving up from her head, one hand raised to her face, the hair and features painted and a white flower at the shoulder
PianistStoneware, greenware
H 580 × W 390 × D 350 mm
Standing ceramic figure with arms raised, supported by armature poles, early stage of construction
MotherStoneware, greenware
H 615 × W 500 × D 360 mm
The Ornithologist — a bird on her head, coiled flowing hair, and small birds along her outstretched arm
OrnithologistStoneware, greenware
H 550 × W 370 × D 600 mm
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Workshops

Learning to sculpt in clay

Small, artist-led ceramic sculpture workshops held in the studio at Caloundra — a covered outdoor working area, four participants at most, and time enough for individual guidance.

Both are in preparation. Registering your interest costs nothing and simply means you hear first when dates are confirmed.

Sculpting the Human Head in Clay Coming soon Head, Moulded Form & Ornament Coming soon
Workshop poster — Sculpting the Human Head in Clay, a four-week ceramic portrait workshop with Lee Anchor. A portrait sculpture in unfired clay with a wide perforated headdress and a beaded chandelier earring. Private artist studio, covered outdoor area, Caloundra. Four consecutive weekends, dates to be confirmed, introductory rate $910, maximum 4 participants.

Studio Services

Kiln & firing, coming to the Sunshine Coast

Local access to studio kiln firing — bisque and glaze, cone 04 to cone 6 — for potters and ceramicists on the Sunshine Coast who need a reliable kiln nearby. Booking isn't open yet.

In development — opening (to be confirmed)

No spam — just a note when firing slots open for booking.

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The studio seen from the covered outdoor working area — wide doors folded back, monstera and dieffenbachia crowding the opening, and beyond them the work bench, an anglepoise lamp, framed drawings and painted plates on the walls, and a sculpted head on its stand

About

The studio

Lee Anchor is an emerging ceramic sculptor based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. After more than 25 years working in architecture and interior design — including teaching Light and Colour Studies at QUT — Lee completed a Diploma of Visual Arts at TAFE Queensland, Nambour, in 2024 and began developing her practice as a figurative ceramic sculptor. She had no previous experience working with clay before beginning her Visual Arts studies, making her transition into ceramics a journey of discovery, experimentation and continual learning.

Working primarily with hand-built stoneware clay, Lee is drawn to the human figure as a way of exploring identity, resilience, diversity and the lived experiences of women. Each sculpture begins with a simple block of clay and is patiently built and modelled entirely by hand. Large figurative sculptures can take many months to develop, with further months of carefully controlled drying required before they can safely enter the kiln.

This slow process is an essential part of Lee's practice. Working at a large scale requires patience, careful observation and an understanding of how clay responds as it is constructed, dried and fired. The long process allows her to gradually develop anatomical detail, gesture, expression and surface, while maintaining the original intention of the work through each stage of its transformation from raw clay into a finished sculpture.

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Artist shaping the birdcage headdress on a ceramic figurative sculpture in the studio
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Rear view of a ceramic bust with a row of pierced circular details across the shoulders
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Close-up detail of a hand-built ceramic turtle on the Marine Biologist sculpture
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Lee Anchor in her studio with a ceramic figurative sculpture
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Close-up profile of a ceramic bust with hand-painted blue floral detailing on the face
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Rear view of the Horticulturist sculpture, showing the textured cauliflower-like headdress
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© 2026 Lee Anchor Sculpture. All rights reserved. I acknowledge the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) people as the traditional custodians of this land on which we walk, work, learn and gather. I honour and pay respects to their ancestors, elders and emerging generations.