Suzanne Wallace Mears
Ceramics/Clay


"Clay is a medium I've worked in for over 25 years.  I'm a painter by education and want so I approach the clay from that perspective.  I use a slab roller and make my forms - I do not throw on the wheel.  This serves two mediums - I also make my mold forms for the slumping process in glass.  For many years I concentrated on a round flat form, plates and platters.  The goal was to see how many fresh conclusions I could create with the round form - like the large plates that are shown, I have sold over 7,000, each named, each unique.  Mostly, I work with lo-fire glazes/lo-fire clay, fire in electric kilns (no gas).  My pieces lean toward the functional but I've also created many pieces that are heavy bas-relief and non-functional.  The glaze part is particularly challenging and always a surprise.  The glazes have no relationship to the final color they will become in the firing so working with them is working with color and design in your head.  A piece takes anywhere from a week to months to complete."


 

Ceramic plate, 15 inch diameter, titled "In the Kingdom of Frogs"
In the Kingdom of Frogs

Ceramic plate, 15 inch diameter, titled "Timeless"
Timeless

 

Ceramic plate, 15 inch diameter, titled "Sarah"
Sarah
SOLD

Ceramic plate, 15 inch diameter, titled "Rocky"
Rocky

15 inch diameter plate with gold rim. Dog. Titled "Car Riding Rufus"
Plato

15 inch diameter plate with gold rim. Rooster. Titled "Fly Me To The Moon"
Fly Me To The Moon

       

15 inch diameter plate with gold rim. Dog. Titled "Big Max"
Big Max

15" diameter plate wiwth gold edging. Blue, spottted dog titled "Own It"
Own It

15" diameter plate with gold edging. Three bison, titled "The Sunshine Boys"
The Sunshine Boys

20" diameter plate, overglazed, no edging. Women and dogs, titled "Walking The Dogs"
Walking the Dogs
SOLD

       

15" diameter plate with gold edging. Pear, titled "Calliing All Pears"
Calling All Pears

15" diameter plate with gold edging. Horses, titled "Sundancers"
Sundancers

15" diameter plate with gold edging. Fish, titled "Listen Closely"
Listen Closely

15 Diameter plate with gold edging. Turtle, titled "Goldie"
Goldie

       

15 inch diameter plate with gold edging. Dog, titled "Loyalty"
Loyalty
SOLD

15" diameter plate with gold edging. Pig, titled "I'm Not Moving"
I'm Not Moving

15 inch diameter plate with gold edging. Dog, entitled "Rufus"
Rufus

15 inch diameter plate with gold edging. Rooster. Titled "I Know She Said It"
I Know She Said It

       

20" diameter plate, gold edging. Rooster, titled "Story Teller"
Story Teller
SOLD

Clarence
Clarence SOLD

Lucy
Lucy SOLD

Pistol Pete
Pistol Pete SOLD

       

The Sky Is Falling
The Sky Is Falling SOLD

The Market Opens In Five Minutes
The Market Opens
In Five Minutes SOLD

You Shoulda Been There
You Shoulda Been
There SOLD

Flap-A-Doodle
Flap-A-Doodle SOLD

       
Ted
Ted SOLD
Rita
Rita SOLD
Charlene
Charlene SOLD
Tell You a Story
Tell You A Story SOLD
       
Roscoe
Roscoe SOLD
Late at Night
Late at Night
SOLD
Eyes For You
Eyes For You SOLD
Mad About You
Mad About You SOLD
 
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