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Join us on Friday, August 19 at 7pm
for a special artist lecture and book signing with SUSAN HALLS

 

 

 

This summer sees the publication of Susan’s  first book, Figures and Animals in Clay – part of the Ceramics for Beginners series published by Lark.  Come hear Susan talk about her book, her work and her journeys in clay.
 
Figures and Animals in Clay encompasses several pottery techniques, demonstrating how each can be adapted to making hollow figurative work on a variety of scales. Twelve projects are laid out with comprehensive step by step photographs, giving lots of tips and advice on how to create successful pieces that have conviction, presence and personality.
 
Several chapters deal with surface and color giving the maker a broad range of choices on how best to finish their sculptures.  A chapter on design and inspiration conveys the virtues and benefits of drawing. While the comprehensive Gallery pages (featuring some CAC students!) demonstrate the boundless and ongoing range of interpretations.
 
The book will be available for sale, and you can have it signed by the author!  
 
Members can come for free!  non-members pay $5 at the door.
RSVP to leigh@clayartcenter.orgby August 18, so we can set up enough chairs!
 
Susan Halls was born in Gillingham, Kent in England. Since childhood she has been a keen naturalist and animal enthusiast. This interest, combined with her artistic ability was nurtured by a fiercely perceptive and enigmatic high school art teacher who encouraged her to study studio ceramics at her local art school. From 1984-88 she studied for two diplomas at the Medway College of Art in Rochester, Kent. In 1988, she was awarded a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London, gaining her Masters degree in 1990 and graduating with distinction.

 

Before setting up her studio, she accepted an offer from the Banff Center for the Arts in Canada to be a resident artist. On her return she established her first studio in Putney, London and began exhibiting her work in the UK and abroad. At this time she became visiting lecturer to several UK art colleges and universities and was faculty member at Manchester Metropolitan University.

 

In 1998 she married American illustrator Chris Murphy and moved to the USA. She lives and works in Easthampton, Massachusetts.   Her work is in many private and public collections, including the Sackler Foundation, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park.