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Susan Balentine

Biography to Display: 

EDUCATION

—BFA Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina

—Production Pottery Program, Haywood Community College, Clyde, North Carolina

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

—Studio Potter

BIOGRAPHY

Susan Balentine is known for a line of production pottery that is wheel-thrown and includes plates, mugs, bowls, goblets and oil lamps.  Decorative techniques include wax resist to produce representations of the plants and flowers found in Western North Carolina. Balentine formulates her glazes and fires her work in a gas kiln.

 

 

 

Center for CraftSouthern Highland Craft Guild

 

 

Center for CraftCenter For Craft

 

Typical Marks

"Balentine" edged into wet clay

Vase
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Wax Resist
Vase
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Wax Resist

Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified June 26, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/balentine

TAGS

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Center for Craft, North Carolina, wax resist, CfC, SHCG