Shelby Sherritt

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Shelby Sherritt is an Australian ceramics artist and TikToker from Ballarat. [1]

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Early life and education

Sherritt was raised in Ballarat. [2] Growing up, she enjoyed art as a hobby. [1] [3] She attended Damascus College. [4] As a student she was involved with Aussie Action Abroad and CanTeen Bandanna Day. [5] [6]

Sherritt attended Sydney University. [4]

Art career

Sherritt was diagnosed with a rare form of appendiceal and bowel cancer in 2016, when she was 20. [3] [7] She began working on pottery while undergoing treatment, and went into remission later that year. [3] [7] Her pottery focuses on flora and fauna motifs inspired by the Australian bush, and she has donated to the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. [1] [3] [4] [8]

In April 2020 Sherritt made pottery her full-time job, leaving her job as a social worker. [7] [9] Her business grew during the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [3] [9] In late 2021 she began selling DIY paint-your-own-pottery kits. [10]

Online presence

Sherritt began posting videos to TikTok in 2022, where she gained traction for her series on mystery slip-cast molds which she got for free on Gumtree. [7] By March 2021 she had accumulated 620,000 followers; by October, this had increased to 1.4 million. [1] [9]

Awards

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