following this show, reynell established her own pottery studio at reynella. she thus became one of australia's earliest studio potters and the first person in south australia to take part in all stages of the production of ceramics from finding clay deposits and building her own kiln all the way through the throwing, glazing, and firing stages. (australian aboriginal artists did not develop their own pottery tradition, so it was european settlers like reynell who brought the art of pottery to the continent.) she remarked on her excitement over using clays native to australia "that had never before known potter's hands."