Askew’s work is deeply entwined with the coastal landscapes she inhabits. She primarily utilises unprocessed wild clay, natural pigments, and driftwood ash glazes foraged from her surroundings. By foregrounding material agency and sensory engagement, her practice embraces the unpredictability of raw materials and the firing process, gently unsettling traditional ceramic ideals of permanence and refinement.

Holding a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) from the University of Wollongong, where she was a Dean’s Scholar, Askew maintains a process-based philosophy that prioritises inquiry and exploration. Her sculptural forms often echo the effects of erosion and weathering, inviting a slow, contemplative encounter. Through her work, she encourages viewers to recognise the fleeting, fragile, and profoundly interconnected moments that shape the natural world.