Sue Beach makes functional pottery using various techniques including throwing on the potters wheel, extruding and hand building. Her wheel-thrown work is made on a kick-wheel designed and built by her husband, Ron. She develops and mixes her own glazes and is continually experimenting with new colors and techniques.
Beach says that "beautiful objects should be used everyday. It is satisfying to know that my work brings the joy and beauty of handmade pottery into the lives of others".
Beach has been working with pottery since 1998 and currently does most of her work at her studio located in rural Delaware County. She has studied with Marvin Reichle and is currently studying with well-known local potter, John Peterson.
Carol Burt is a life-long resident of Muncie and has been making art for over twenty years. Burt graduated from Ball State University with a B.S. in English and Art Education and a M.A. in painting. For the past six years she has been studying ceramics, taking classes at Ball State, with local potter John Peterson, and attending summer workshops in Tennessee.
In 2007 Burt was awarded a Lilly Endowment to research the history and science of ceramic kilns and is currently at work completing a 25 cubic foot gas reduction kiln at her home.
Burt has been teaching art for 18 years and has just completed her 13th year at Sutton Elementary where her fifth graders can participate in Pottery Club to learn the basics of throwing pots on the wheel.
The two friends met when they both decided to study with John Peterson and have become friends through the class. They have discovered a lot of common viewpoints and interests beyond their love of pottery.
ArtWorks Gallery's Mission as non-profit cooperative artist gallery is to serve the Muncie community and provide local artists a facility to exhibit their art and to provide educational opportunities and affordable to our community.
Ongoing Exhibits: Linda Norris - Morton, pottery John Peterson - pottery
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