| | Sue
has been a Santa Maria resident for over 25 years. She has always worked with
her hands, as a retired hairdresser, always doing some kind of craft. Sue found
pottery at Hancock College, taking a careers class to see what she wanted to do
after retiring from hairdressing. Just happened to walk into a pottery class and
saw an instructor throwing on the wheel. She was mesmerized. Sue
has been working with clay for 6 or so years. She has been working with high fire
stoneware clay and colorful glazes to create functional pottery. Sue finds inspiration
in the beauty of the natural world that surrounds her studio and park-like back
yard. Texturing clay with plants and leaves is a fun technique. Her favorite work
usually involves textured lids. One instructor calls them the “Dance of Life”
where you toss and stretch the clay to give them dimension. Sue’s
pottery has continued to evolve and expand into unique pieces of art. Each handcrafted
piece of stoneware is wheel-thrown. All pieces are glazed with lead-free glaze
making them food safe, oven, microwave, and dishwasher safe too. A
member of the Los Padres Artist Guild - Membership Chairman. Currently showing
in the Broadway Gallery, Santa Maria, Two Hands Gallery, Pismo Beach, and Fiona
Bleu Gallery, Morro Bay. |
