| Introduction |
Hey, I’m Ann Quin Sutherland, a potter of funky functional pottery that I turn on a Brent wheel in my home studio then fire in a a Skutt electric kiln and sell in a local gallery or on Etsy. I am a perpetual student and enjoy classes at a local art center, Fine Line in St. Charles, IL, with the chance to mix my own glazes and fire with gas to cone 10. Remember they’re all a test tile.
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| What I Love about Ceramics |
I love opening the kiln; it’s always full of exciting surprises.
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| How I started with ceramics |
Organizing Army wives with a trip to the Arts and Crafts Center in Germany. Well, might as well try clay as long as we’re there.
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| What inspires me |
Visual sightings of pots that make my heart sing‼️
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| What I'm working on at the moment |
Flower bricks, a squirrel holding a bird bath, a garden totem pole of vegetables and Christmas ornaments.
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| My Artist Statement |
Whitestone or porcelain for pots you can use for food, flowers or fun glazed with combinations a black, blues and green whether matte, shiny, celadon or crystalline. So many choices, so little time.
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| My CV |
Highlights:
Selling my first pot.
Gallery shows with a group of potters known as Clay Mirth.
Opening an envelope with a check from a gallery.
Teaching after-school classes at Ferson Elementary School to curious kids, kindergarten to 5th grade.
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