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Shelby Sherritt
Shelby Sherritt is an Australian ceramics artist and TikToker from Ballarat.[1] Early life and educationSherritt 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 careerSherritt 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 presenceSherritt 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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