Susan M. Sutherland Barnes FyberFyre  CLAY + THE FIBER ARTS Living the Dream My commitment to creating art has been a life-long adventure. I began as a painter/printmaker turned weaver and fiber artist. And while my education in ceramic is traditional, my broad base of experience in other media informs my work and allows me to manipulate clay in non-traditional ways. Clay is the warp, the weft, the fabric and the canvas. I build, glaze, stain and sometimes paint the surface to achieve a result rather than a preconceived notion of how clay should look. The creative possibilities in combining hand building with traditional and non-tradition techniques are especially compelling. I enjoy manipulating clay and glazes; the process is exciting and energizing.  I feel alive when I make art! I have a pottery studio in my home and a mossy path through the woods. Nature is a predominate theme and I make regular trips outdoors in search of inspiration and materials for texturing my clay. I like living where I work. Life feels better to me when I can play in the clay as the day's needs fall in around. I also enjoy nature walks, bird watching, flower gardening, and reading . . . when the studio allows. Susan M. Sutherland Barnes Susan M. Sutherland Barnes Independent Artist & Educator 1990-Present Fernwood Arts & Crafts Coordinator http://www.fernwoodbotanical.org/   1982-1990 [The case for keeping one's maiden name attached at all times. In the world of art, too many names is a confusing thing.] Susan M. Doubleday BFA 1981 ~ Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana Susan M. Sutherland Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York 1967-1970 Additional course work in fibers ~ Michigan State University Numerous workshops & seminars on clay and fibers CERAMICS WITH Nana Maher [Buchanan Art Center, MI] Marie Remington [Buchanan Art Center, MI] Marvin Bartel [Goshen College, IN] Marc Hansen [Western MI University] Bill Kremer [Notre Dame] H. James Paradis [Saint Mary's College, IN] Val Cushing [Alfred University, NY] Dennis Ott [Sedona Arts Center, AZ] Arthur & Mary Park, Morning Earth Pottery/ Korean Ceramics Education Center LINK THE PARKS HERE LINK H. JAMES PARADIS HERE LINK MARVIN BARTEL HERE LINK VAL CUSHING HERE FIBERS WITH Nancy Searles [MSU] Libby Crawford Barbara Wittenberg Virginia West Moira Geoffrion [Notre Dame] Shirley Eichten Albrecht Red Rock Baskets Sedona, Az 86336 LINK RED ROCK BASKETS HERE LINK MOIRA GEOFFRION HERE DRAWING, PRINTMAKING, PHOTO AND DESIGN WITH Carol Ann Carter, University of Kansas, at Saint Mary's College http://art.ku.edu/people/carter_carol_ann.shtml http://www.fiberarts.com/article_archive/profiles/carolanncarter.asp Douglas Tyler, Saint Mary's College http://sites.saintmarys.edu/~dtyler/homeL.htm http://our.saintmarys.edu/~art/PEOPLE/faculty.html Robert Reed, Yale University, at Skidmore College http://www.collegeart.org/awards/teaching2004 INQUIRIES CLICK HERE

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