About

I’m Krystal Luu (she/her), a ceramicist and student art therapist and counsellor working on Dharug Country in Western Sydney. Outside of my professional life, I'm the eldest daughter of Vietnamese refugees, big sister to two baby brothers, reformed (?) serial hobbyist and an enthusiastic cyclist.

Before finding my way into art therapy, I spent almost ten years working in the community sector and alongside people and communities in different capacities. Alongside this, ceramics was a COVID hobby that gradually became a bigger part of my life, first my own studio practice and eventually teaching.

Seeing others find the same joy and peace in making art with their hands as I had, I became interested in the relationship between making and being. Working with your hands expands a moment and somehow also makes the hours disappear. and it doesn't get any less magical the more you do it.

That curiosity is what brought me to art therapy and counselling. My work now sits somewhere between clay, conversation and community. I’m interested in creating spaces that feel safe and unhurried enough to notice what’s there, without needing to immediately make sense of it or turn it into an answer.

I also love making things with other people, through workshops, gatherings and retreats, as much as I love the quiet of working alone in my studio.

In my downtime I’m usually watching a horror movie, playing D&D with friends or looking for somewhere to camp when the weather cools down.