Slow uptake in pottery transform into a sharp rise

Allison Mueller has always been interested in ceramics, but her profession and family responsibilities got in the way.

Over the last two years, Vicki Grima, executive officer of the Australian Ceramics Association, has seen the "slow uptake" in ceramics convert into fast growth.

"There has always been a tendency in the association of enthusiasts in their mid-40s rotating from other sectors and employment to c....