Here
I am painting a bowl in my home studio
Susan is a studio potter and lives in Pointe-Claire (Montréal), Québec. Her work is available in boutiques in Québec, Ontario and Nova Scotia, at exhibitions in Québec and through her website.
She works independently, producing pottery for the table and décor.
Her work is primarily done on the potter’s wheel and each piece is painted and decorated by hand. It is then fired in an electric kiln at cone 3 (2106° f/1152° c) or at cone 6 (2264° f/1240° c).
The pottery is oven-proof, dishwasher-proof and it can be used in the microwave oven.
It contains no lead or barium.
She takes great pride in creating whole place settings, which can be used daily by your family to share “La Bonne Table”.
As a potter, it is her pleasure to welcome you to the world of clay!
Susan
Here
is a peek at my garden with the pond that
my husband, Peter Kunz, built.
It never ceases to inspire me to create!
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Biography
Education:
1980-2009: Many ceramic workshops & conferences for professional development.
2007: Wood-firing with Jeff Shapiro at Centre Céramique Bonsecours, Montréal, Qc.
1997-2004/2006-2007: Watercolour classes with Renate Heidersdorf, La Palette Art School, Beaconsfield, Qc.
2006: Wood-firing with Monique Giard, Centre Céramique Bonsecours, Montréal, Qc.
2006: Master Class of glaze & colour development with Robin Hopper, Metchosin Intl.
Summer School of the Arts, Victoria, BC.
2003: Ceramic Summer workshop with Harland House, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ont.
2002: Ceramic Summer workshop with Walter Ostrom, Sheridan College, Oakville, Ont.
1997: Introduction to a comparative analysis of traditional utilitarian forms with
Maurice Savoie, Centre Céramique Bonsecours, Montréal,Qc.
1977-78: Travelled extensively in Europe. Apprenticeship to Gerrard Lennuyeux,
Mag-mell Pottery, E Grinstead, Sussex, England.
1975-76: Industrial and professional ceramics course with Maurice Achard, Diploma
from the Minister Education Qc. & Pottery Bonsecours, Montreal, Qc.
Work Experience:
1976-2009: Self- employed, studio potter since 1976. I make a line of functional ware. I continue to experiment with different clays, glazes, new styles and designs. I wholesale my work to stores in Que., Ont. and N.S. as well as doing prominent craft shows.
2009: Jurer, Le Salon des Artisans, Pointe-Claire, Qc.
2008: Adviser for a grant application, Dancer Transition Centre, Toronto, Ont.
2004: Jurer, Le Salon des Artisans, Pointe-Claire, Qc.
Workshop Presenter:
2006: Artist of the month, Fusion Ont. Clay & Glass Asso., Toronto, Ont.
2007: Baie d’Urfe Potter’s Guild, Baie d’Urfe, Qc.
Exhibitions & Sales:
2009: Feux Sacrés, Centre Céramique Bonsecours, Montréal, Qc.
1989-2009: 1001 Pots, Val David, Qc.
2008: Noel, Centre Céramique Bonsecours, Montréal, Qc.
1998-2000/2006-2008: The Pottery & Glass Sale, Toronto, Ont.
1998-2008: Le Salon des Metiers d’Art, Montréal, Qc.
1996-2008: La Boite de Noel, Dorval, Qc.
1999-2007: Lakeshore Art Exposition, Pointe-Claire, Qc.
2006: Symbiose, terre & bois & feu, Centre Céramique Bonsecours, Montreal, Qc.
2006: Roxboro library (solo exhibition), Roxboro, Qc.
2005: Ceramystic, Mystic, Qc.
2003: Christmas Show, Uplands Gallery, Lennoxville, Qc.
2000-01: 1001 Pots, Merrickville, Ont.
1995-96: 1001 Pots, Quebec City,Qc.
1984-85: Christmas Craft Show, Toronto, Ont.
1983-85: Christmas Craft Show, Ottawa, Ont.
Award:
1997: Prix de Jury “ Gaetan Beaudin “ at 1001 Pots, Val David, Qc.
Bursary and Grant:
2006: Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts (MISSA), Victoria, B.C.
2004: Aide aux Artisan, SODEC, Qc.
Publication:
500 Plates, Platters and Chargers – Lark Books (July 2008)
Membership:
Conseil des métiers d’art du Quebec
Fusion, Ontario Clay & Glass
Approach:
After more than 30 years, I still enjoy making my living from functional pottery.
It involves the marriage of form and function.
It is important to me that my work be personal and relevant to my surroundings.
A
few links
Following
are a few of my favourite pottery-related or art sites
on the internet:
Your local library holds many wonderful books on pottery
and its techniques. |
