VERKSTED

Sue Baldwin

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   I was born and raised in Seattle.  I moved to Bainbridge Island after I was married, where I raised two children.  My studio looks over the Olympic Mountains.
   I attended the University of Washington, where I majored in art, but did not find my way to pottery until I took classes at Olympic College at Bainbridge Island Park Department.

   I started my pottery wholesale business, Olympic Pottery, thirty years ago.  My agents took orders from Gift Shows around the country and sent me the orders, which I filled and shipped from my studio.  Over the years I was in fifteen catalogs and shops like Nordstrom, Harry and David and many museum and gift stores around the country and Japan.

   I joined the Verksted Gallery in the year 2000.  My style is whimsical and colorful.  I now design my pottery mostly by handbuilding. I am known for my original designs such as clay kimonos, purses, birdhouses and vases.

   I fire my clay pieces to 2200 degrees which make them dishwasher, microwave and oven safe.