Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Susan Shiels Johnson: Recent Ceramics and Paintings

Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson



Susan Shiels Johnson


Here are some recent works by my long-time classmate (in the mid-1970s-to early-1980s) in SMU art school -- Susie Shiels (Johnson).

Artist's Statement:

I have always been interested in color and form studies, as well as pattern, previously working in the representational realm of still life and landscapes painted "on site." Recently, I have extended this inquiry to ceramics, at first focusing exclusively on functional work. While I continue to make cups and a few other objects for the table top, I am also making forms for purely visual exploration, with a departure point informed by natural objects, such as seashells and other organic forms. Firing some of the components in atmospheric kilns seems to be particularly conducive to realizing the surface and random patterns that I am chasing.







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