Anthony Macleod

My creative work reflects a strong desire to express and connect with my passion for colour, and my wish to commit to a creative journey as a way of life.

My work is founded on spiritual longing - a desire to experience and create connectedness. I do not copy from life, but rather allow my experiences to sit, and then feed my imaginative recall.

I find that this process works best for me because I experience expansive freedom, and hopefully a state of connected grace. This feeds my soul.

I love the whole process of creating my art. I really enjoy art materials, from the paint to the paper.

I enjoy combining a variety of substances and techniques in a search for balance and harmony, to create visual poetry. I rejoice as I watch the alchemical processes that takes place before my eyes! In my creative expression I seek to combine the three aspects of human experience – profound thought, rich feeling, and dedicated will.

I hope that, by mining the seam of all that is possible, I find treasures that have a universal language. It is my wish that my art speaks to your heart.

As creative organisational manager of Red Teapot Gallery I bring many treasures I have picked up along the way.

The culmination of these life experiences – motherhood, travel, and work, have woven a rich tapestry that now culminates in all that is at the heart of Red Teapot Gallery. Before coming to Western Australia 10 years ago, I worked as an anthropologist and community outreach worker with both settled and roadside gypsies, West Indian Women, the homeless, and people from all walks of life.

This for me, was the most interesting and wonderful insight into what it means to be human. As a result I am passionate about people being able to find their own way to sing their unique song, and sharing their invaluable gifts with the world – unashamedly.

I hope that the art of Red Teapot can in some way encourage people as they walk their own path. That they find within it something that stirs their souls, and brings colour and inspiration at times when life seems a struggle.

I am also passionate about ‘living artistically’, not necessarily in the literal sense as a creator of artwork but in a broader deeper way – bringing a sense of the creative, a sense of honouring to the everyday, to the mundane. I believe we can all find the magic in, or bring magic to, the smallest or simplest things. The work of Red Teapot aims to refect all that is sacred and meaningful in our lives – our relationships, our life’s work, our passions and our experiences of nature. Red Teapot wishes to celebrate and honour these as the precious jewels they are.

And in the Future

It is our intention that Red Teapot Gallery evolves into a space that also promotes creative works, other than paintings, that encourage positivism, passion and celebration.

At present we are both working collaboratively on a ‘Journal of Blessings and Meditations for Women’. This journal is a colourful journey through the year for women, guided gently by soulful images and healing, inspirational words. An affirming, loving book for small children is also being created.

In the future it is our deepest wish to support and encourage other creative people who express the deeper and rich meaning of life. Red Teapot wishes to support others to “sing their songs for all they are worth.”