Standing 3m tall and 800mm wide is the 1.3 tonne ceramic sculpture ‘The Postmaster’. This important addition to the Busselton Underwater Sculpture Park and Artificial Reef Project is dedicated to Andrew Stonehouse Thompson Jr – the former Postmaster General and Customs Officer at the Jetty who would ride his bike along the Jetty each day to check cargo and collect mail from ships in the 1940s and 50s!
Created by Georgia Zoric, ‘The Postmaster’ is made from high-fired stoneware ceramics and has been carefully sculpted and fired over the span of 6 months. ‘The Postmaster’ was fired in a kiln belonging to a Margaret River ceramicist, Ian Dowling, who happens to be the grandson of the original postmaster!
Now submerged amongst the other underwater sculptures, the torso of ‘The Postmaster’ has a porthole that snorkellers and divers can take photos in, while the numerous bottles at its base act as marine habitats for the creatures beneath the Jetty to live and grown in. Georgia has been creating her iconic clay sculptures for over 4 years now, often drawing inspiration from sailors and the ocean as well as children’s literature and illustration.
More of Georgia’s work can be found on Instagram @georgiazoric
