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Susan Harris Fall Potter’s Workshop
Saturday October 10th
Pioneer Craft House on the corner of 3300 South and 500 East. Plenty of parking in the back
Registration must be received by October 8th to ensure enough manuals & meals. If registering late, please leave a message with Dawn at (801)277-4030 to save a spot.
$40 Workshop Registration $20 Unversity Students
$30 for CAU Members High School Seniors Free
Send your name and a contact email or phone number with your
check or money order to :
Clay Arts, Utah
P.O. Box 526009
SLC, UT 84152-6009
VISA payment option is available. Contact Dawn for details. dawn@clayartsutah.org.
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Susan Harris - Artist Statement
My ceramic work evolves from my long-held fascination with artifacts from the past, most notably ancient oriental and Etruscan bronze ritual vessels. I am preoccupied with the mysterious purposes, intricate surface details and mythological symbols, which characterize these objects. Using clay instead of metal, not to mention a contemporary rather than ancient temperament, I challenge myself to re-interpret their forms and meanings. Recent works continue to reference techniques and forms I have explored in the past. They are fired in a variety of processes, especially reduction cooling, where no glaze is applied to the external surface of the works in order to retain crisp and intricate textural details. The appearance is reminiscent of wrought iron and other ancient metals. It has been a logical step for me to investigate similar forms with greater functional intent, and to finish them with the addition of color and pattern resulting from atmospheric firings in salt and wood fired kilns. I enjoy the fact that my pieces do not speak of this time and place in history, but could exist at any moment in the past or future as well.
Susan Harris is Professor of Art & Design at Southern Utah University, where she has taught Ceramics, Sculpture and Three Dimensional Design since 1996. She received a BA degree in anthropology from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and her MFA in ceramics from Utah State University. For 17 years, she taught as Artist-in-Residence at the Alliance for the Varied Arts in Logan, while also teaching workshops nationally. Her work
has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and internationally, in solo and group exhibitions, and can be seen in public and private collections throughout Utah, the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia. It has appeared in many publications, including 21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada, Ceramics Monthly, Ceramics Art & Perception and many other books. She has taught workshops in Universities, Art Centers and Craft Residency Programs. She is a Fellow of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.
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