Susan Balentine

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EDUCATION

—BFA Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina

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

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

—Studio Potter

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.

	This research was supported by a Craft Research Fund grant from The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Inc.

	The Archive of the Southern Highland Craft Guild.

Typical Marks

Vase

Form: Pitcher
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze

Vase

Form: Vase
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze

Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified January 21, 2018. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/balentine

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Susan Balentine