Historical information
Susan Ferns was a Diploma Student at the Gippsland Centre for Art and Design.
Physical description
Earthernware slanned and slip trailed with onglaze enamels
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Federation University Art Collection
Ceramic, Susan Ferns, Sea Slug by Susan Ferns, c1983
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Sea Slug by Susan Ferns
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