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SUSAN BLAKE
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Cacophony:  Vessel, 2025, latex on board -48 x 30 in.

Cacophony: Vessel, 2025, latex on board -48 x 30 in.

Cacophony: Cruciform, 2025, latex on board - 48 x 48 in.

Cacophony: Cruciform, 2025, latex on board - 48 x 48 in.

Riley Accordion, 2025, acrylic on board - 14
x 11 in.

Riley Accordion, 2025, acrylic on board - 14 x 11 in.

String Theory 2, 2024, acrylic and enamel on board - 24 x 30  in.

String Theory 2, 2024, acrylic and enamel on board - 24 x 30 in.

Moire Net 1, 2022, acrylic on board - 36 x 36 in.

Moire Net 1, 2022, acrylic on board - 36 x 36 in.

Moire Net 3, 2022, acrylic on board -36 x 36  in.

Moire Net 3, 2022, acrylic on board -36 x 36 in.

String Theory 1, 2019, fabric, acrylic and enamel on board - 20 x 20 in.

String Theory 1, 2019, fabric, acrylic and enamel on board - 20 x 20 in.

Flotsam, 2019,  oil on board -16 x 16 in.

Flotsam, 2019, oil on board -16 x 16 in.

Riley Accordion, 2015, collage, acrylic, and enamel  on board - 11 x 14 in.

Riley Accordion, 2015, collage, acrylic, and enamel on board - 11 x 14 in.

Orange Diamond, 2016, acrylic and latex on board - 36 x 36 in.

Orange Diamond, 2016, acrylic and latex on board - 36 x 36 in.

Moire Diamond, 2016, acrylic, and enamel on board -36 x 36 in.

Moire Diamond, 2016, acrylic, and enamel on board -36 x 36 in.

Rift, 2016, collage, acrylic, and enamel  on board - diptych 11 x 14 in. each

Rift, 2016, collage, acrylic, and enamel on board - diptych 11 x 14 in. each

Anticline 1, 2016, collage, acrylic, and enamel  on board - 16 x 16 in.

Anticline 1, 2016, collage, acrylic, and enamel on board - 16 x 16 in.

Anticline 2, 2016, collage, acrylic, and enamel  on board - 16 x 16 in.

Anticline 2, 2016, collage, acrylic, and enamel on board - 16 x 16 in.

I unite painting with ceramics.  Instead of glazing my clay vessels, I cover them—using acrylic or enamel—in geometric patterns influenced by perceptual abstraction.  My aim is to create tension between form and surface decoration. Whereas my patterns are systematic and precise, my pots are a bit wonky and shy away from symmetry—they are often saggy, reminding me of my aging body.
I see my work functioning as both painting and sculpture, yet, I am concerned with craft and want my art to operate in a sweet spot between fine and decorative art.  I am interested in the concept of ‘vessel’ as both container and conveyance.  For me, my vessels represent feelings of containment, and, their rhythmic patterns suggest transcendent escape.  I think of my painted vessels as ‘personal artifacts’ that contain the sum of influences on my art as well as vehicles for recognizing and connecting to other cultures.