Suze Lindsay and Kent McLaughlin
Pots are like people. Their form is described by some of the same definitions–lips, feet, and shoulders, and their character and personality can be expressed by being open, warm, generous, rotund, sensuous, loose or jolly. My use of the vessel/female metaphor lies in the subtle suggestion of figure in form. Vases have soft female curves and decorations that imply clothing. Many of my forms are raised on a pedestal like foot that serves as a “skirt”. My method of stacking various volumes allows me to play with human proportions and relationships. Altering a pot out of the round creates contrasting angles that suggest hips and waists. The use of line and pattern accentuates the mood or nature of the pot, and can prompt it’s use for specific occassions. The techniques I use when making my pots allows me to create each one with a personality of its own.
-Suze Lindsay
S u z e L i n d s a y
1782 Fork Mountain Road
Bakersville, NC 28705
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:
San Angelo Museum Of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
Manchester Craftsmans Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
The Angie Newman Johnson Gallery, Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA
Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
Kennedy Museum of American Art, Athens, Ohio.
North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC.
George E Ohr Museum, Biloxi, MS.
Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY.
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
Lancaster Museum of Art, East Petersburg, PA.
Rocky Mount Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE / WORKSHOPS / LECTURES:
Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC. 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2011
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN. 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010,2011
Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO. 2001, 2002, 2011
Curaumilla Art Center, Curaumilla, Chile 2008, 2010, 2011
University Of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 2011
Curator, National Biennial Ceramic Invitational, Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL, 2011
Juror, 2011 McKnight Fellowshop, Northen Clat Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Lorton Art Center, Lorton VA 2011
Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA, 2010
TEACHING EXPERIENCE / WORKSHOPS / LECTURES:
Mayland Community College and Penland School, Dual Credit classes for Mitchell High School,2007,2010
A Potters Place, Houston, TX 2010
Ceramic League of Miami, Miami. FL 2010
Mid- Atlantic Clay Conference, Front Royal VA 2009
Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, TX 2009
El Camino College, Los Angeles, CA 2009
Greensboro Clay Guild, Greensboro, NC 2009
Pocosin Arts Folk School, Columbia, NC 200
Tsung-Yeh International Ceramics Festival, Tainan, Taiwan 2008
Greater Lansing Potters Guild, Lansing, MI 2008
American Crafts Council SE Conference, Gatlinburg ,TN 2007
Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN 2007, 2010
University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 2007
Angelo State University Ceramic Symposium, San Angelo, TX 2007.
Carolina Clay Matters, Charlotte, NC 2007.
Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA 2007.
College of the Mainland, Houston, TX 2007,2008
Lane Community College, Eugene, OR, 2006.
Ceramic Designers Association, Virginia Beach, VA 2006.
Manchester Craftsman Guild, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006.
The Art League School, Alexandria, VA, 2006.
North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC, 2006.
Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute and West Virginia University Fall Program, Jingdezhen, China, 2005.
Metchosin International Summer School of The Arts, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2005.
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC, 2005.
North Country Studio Workshops, Bennington, VT, 2005.
Utilitarian Clay Conference, Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, TN, 2004.
Alabama Clay Conference, Mobile, AL, 2004.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE / WORKSHOPS / LECTURES:
92nd Street Y, New York City, NY, 2004.
Fusion-Ontario Clay and Glass Association Conference, Toronto, Canada, 2004.
St. Andrews Sewanee School, Sewanee, TN, 2004., 2009
The Craft Guild of Dallas, Dallas, TX, 2004:
Nova Scotia School of Art and Design, Halifax, NS. Canada, 2003.
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, 2003.
St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, FL, 2003.
Laloba Ranch Clay Center, Steamboat Spring, CO, 2003.
Lee Art Center, Arlington VA, 2003
John C Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC. 2002, 2003.
Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY. 2002.
G. E. Ohr Art Center, Biloxi, MS. 2000.
Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM. 1999.
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. 1995, 1997. 2004
Odyssey Center for Ceramic Art, Asheville, NC. 1996, 2000, 2003, 2006,2008
Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD. 1995.
Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME. 1996.
Ohio University, Ceramics Department, Fall Faculty, Athens, OH. 1997.
Tulane University, Ceramics Department, Fall Faculty, New Orleans, LA. 1992.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
AKAR, Iowa City, Iowa, 2005, 2008, 2011
Soda Chicks- Parallel Paths in Clay” Lorton Art Center, Lorton VA 2011
18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX, 2010
Roswell Art Center, Roswell GA, 2009
Manchester Craftsmans Guild, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006.
North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC, 2006.
Clayton Staples Gallery, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, 2003.
St. Petersburg Clay Company, St. Petersburg, FL, 2003.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS :
Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta GA 2002.
Andrews Gallery, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 2000
Gallery 1021 : Lill Street, Chicago, IL 2000.
Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 1997.
Focus Gallery, Southern Highland Handicraft Guild, Asheville, NC 1997
Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO 1996
Expressions Gallery, Blowing Rock, NC 1996
Cone Center Gallery, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC 1995.
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA 1995.
Boulder Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Boulder, CO 1995
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011:
“Yunomi Invitational”, AKAR, Iowa City, IA
“American Pottery Festival”, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” , Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
Jingdezhen,- Shared Journeys”, West Va. University, Morgantown, W Va.
“Tea Time”, NC Pottery Center, Seagrove NC
“35th Anniversary Exhibition” Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Functional Ceramics Invitational, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
Potters of the Roan , The Mahler Gallery, Raleigh. NC
La Mesa, NCECA Invitational, Santa Fe Clay in Tampa, FL
Lagniappe: An Exhibition of LSU Ceramic MFA”, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
Penland In Houston, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX
PUBLICATIONS:
Handbuilt Dinnerware, by Kathy Triplett. 2001.
Ceramics Monthly, Feature story, January 1999.
The Ceramic Design Book, by Val Cushing, 1998, Lark Books, p.-147.
Creative Pottery, by Michelle Coakes, 1998, Rockport Publishers, p.-74,76.
PUBLICATIONS:
Best of Pottery 2, Selected by Angela Fina and Christopher Gustin, 1998, Rockport Publishers.
Lagniappe, The Times Picayune, March 1994.
Asheville Citizen-Times, Critical Review of “Eight From Penland”.
Metropolitan Home, March/April 1993.
AWARDS:
Emerging Artist, National Council on Education of Ceramic Art, Denver, CO. 2000.
Juror’s Choice Award, Linda Christenson, juror, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Spring, PA 2000
Merit Award, Ceramics USA 2000, Denton TX
Award of Excellence in Three Dimensional Design, Laumeier Contemporary Art Fair, St. Louis, MO. 1997.
Emerging Artist Program Grant, Arts Alliance and NC Arts Council. 1996.
Artist in Residence, Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, Newcastle, ME. 1996
Artist in Residence, Penland School of Crafts Penland N.C. 1993-1996
Schwarzchild Jewelers Award For Functional Art, Richmond Craft And Design Show, Richmond, VA. 1993.
Best of Show, First Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster, PA. 1993.
EDUCATION:
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Master of Fine Arts. 1992
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, Fellowship, Ceramics Department. 1987-89.
Montessori World Educational Institute, San Luis Obispo, CA. Montessori Certification. 1984.
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. Bachelor of Science. 1980.
