What do you create?
I paint in every medium, including wool roving and currently on a mixed media exploration, mainly birds. I took up pottery during Covid and I have lots of pieces starting from $2.00 and up.
How did you get started and what motivated you to start?
I was nationally exhibited for my watercolour paintings when I was in high school but life got busy with family so I stopped painting. Then I taught folk art painting for awhile. I like to take every class available to learn new skill sets so I do not have a dominant look to my work. During Covid I started doing the pottery online workshops out of the Art School and then started on the wheel. I went to throwing camp in Halliburton in June and I am enjoying the process of learning new skills.
Which item do you have the most fun making or what do you have the most fun painting?
Currently loving my Chiyogami Paper mixed media creations
I paint in every medium, including wool roving and currently on a mixed media exploration, mainly birds. I took up pottery during Covid and I have lots of pieces starting from $2.00 and up.
How did you get started and what motivated you to start?
I was nationally exhibited for my watercolour paintings when I was in high school but life got busy with family so I stopped painting. Then I taught folk art painting for awhile. I like to take every class available to learn new skill sets so I do not have a dominant look to my work. During Covid I started doing the pottery online workshops out of the Art School and then started on the wheel. I went to throwing camp in Halliburton in June and I am enjoying the process of learning new skills.
Which item do you have the most fun making or what do you have the most fun painting?
Currently loving my Chiyogami Paper mixed media creations
What are you doing when you're not creating?
I retired early to our lake house in Buckhorn, so if I am not creating I am enjoying the water or my gardens
What themes do you pursue?
I tend to paint animal headshots that come off of the canvas leaving more open space for the background
Where do you work on your creations?
I currently work at home or I am now starting to work at Kawartha Pottery Guild
How do you occupy your mind while working?
I sometimes listen to podcasts or at home I will watch tv.
Do you work regularly or only when you're inspired to work?
I used to work regularly but I have had bad health since July so I have not been as creative as usual.
Where do you get your inspiration?
Instagram, Pinterest, I belong to lots of Facebook groups that promote ideas.
I retired early to our lake house in Buckhorn, so if I am not creating I am enjoying the water or my gardens
What themes do you pursue?
I tend to paint animal headshots that come off of the canvas leaving more open space for the background
Where do you work on your creations?
I currently work at home or I am now starting to work at Kawartha Pottery Guild
How do you occupy your mind while working?
I sometimes listen to podcasts or at home I will watch tv.
Do you work regularly or only when you're inspired to work?
I used to work regularly but I have had bad health since July so I have not been as creative as usual.
Where do you get your inspiration?
Instagram, Pinterest, I belong to lots of Facebook groups that promote ideas.
What's the most difficult part of the process?
For pottery not having an at home workshop, I am reliant on going into ptbo to create which has been an issue this summer with poor health.
What is your favourite piece of work that you have created?
My blue heron plate I created using my painting skills and my mixed media skills.
For pottery not having an at home workshop, I am reliant on going into ptbo to create which has been an issue this summer with poor health.
What is your favourite piece of work that you have created?
My blue heron plate I created using my painting skills and my mixed media skills.
What memorable responses have you had to your work?
I have many repeat customers so that makes me happy.
What else should readers know about you and your creations?
I also teach what I make, I teach wool painting, felted vessels, and felted birds. And I am teaching a mixed media class this fall.
Where else do you sell your creations?
The Peterborough Art School on Charlotte has many of my painted plates and some wool paintings, the Kawartha Pottery Guild will have some as well, otherwise I sell at craft shows or out of my home studio in Buckhorn, 7 Fire Route 87
You can also buy Sue's work and meet her at 30 Craft Market on December 10th, 10am-2pm at the Peterborough Public Library, downstairs. It is wheelchair-accessible.
I have many repeat customers so that makes me happy.
What else should readers know about you and your creations?
I also teach what I make, I teach wool painting, felted vessels, and felted birds. And I am teaching a mixed media class this fall.
Where else do you sell your creations?
The Peterborough Art School on Charlotte has many of my painted plates and some wool paintings, the Kawartha Pottery Guild will have some as well, otherwise I sell at craft shows or out of my home studio in Buckhorn, 7 Fire Route 87
You can also buy Sue's work and meet her at 30 Craft Market on December 10th, 10am-2pm at the Peterborough Public Library, downstairs. It is wheelchair-accessible.