About Kylie Giacomelli

Kylie began a formal diploma in ceramics, drawn to the material’s history, tactility, and slowness. But somewhere along the way, the work began asking for something different. Less instruction. More intuition. When the Lumpy Chumps started appearing, it became clear they weren’t interested in fitting neatly inside a curriculum. Kylie followed them instead, stepping away from formal study and into a practice that felt more honest, if less predictable.
Lumpy Chumps arrive as strange, awkward beings, part humour, part discomfort, part quiet witness. Each one carries a trace of why they were hesitant to appear at all. They have absorbed enough of human behaviour to understand what often happens to those deemed different, lesser, or voiceless. Being used. Being tested. Being consumed. Being justified away.
Through these creatures, Kylie hopes to open a gentler kind of conversation about how humans relate to other animals and living beings. Why some bodies are protected and others are normalised as food. Why we would never eat a cat, but rarely question eating a lamb. The Lumpy Chumps don’t accuse. They simply stand there, asking the viewer to notice their own assumptions and patterned beliefs.
Kylie’s practice is informed by her own attempts to live with care and consideration. She does her best to think about what she buys, where it comes from, and the impact it has on other beings. This way of moving through the world isn’t perfect or pure, but it is intentional. The Lumpy Chumps reflect that same stance: imperfect, awkward, and quietly insistent.

When not in the studio, Kylie can usually be found in the garden, hands in soil, or out in nature recalibrating. She caravans with her husband and friends whenever possible, drawn to slow travel and shared meals. She lives with a long-haired dachshund who believes it is far more important than any ceramic work and is probably right.

At their core, the Lumpy Chumps aren’t trying to persuade. They exist as small interruptions. Invitations to pause. To feel. To reconsider how we treat those who cannot speak for themselves, and what kind of world might emerge if care wasn’t considered radical, naive, or inconvenient.

You can find Kylie's work on her website, on her etsy page or at The Remakery in Windsor.

EXHIBITIONS
2025 "Hawkesbury Now" exhibition