Sue halpern

My education is a bachelor’s of science in organization management.  I have always been interested in art but only as an observer for my first sixty-five years.  Almost ten years ago after retiring, I took my first clay class intended to help me understand and better appreciate the process the native Americans used to make their pottery.  It was a coil and hand building class and I was immediately smitten with the processes. I spent time exploring coil building then switched over to slab building almost exclusively and that is where I remain.  

After experimenting with traditional glazes for the first 9 years I have turned almost exclusively to alternative methods of finishing my pieces.  

The processes I am currently exploring for finishing my pieces include slab raku, slip raku, foil raku, smoke, horse hair, ghost feathers, fuming, Obvara and crackle raku glazes.  Occasionally I combine these processes to get a desired finish.