All purchased artworks will be shipped after the end of the exhibition on December 9th.
Susan Gohd, Emmy, 2023, ceramics, sgraffito imagery with underglazes and slips to cone 6, 3 3/4” x 3 3/4”
As an architect and artist, I enjoy bringing to my work the contrast and dichotomy of two forces-the deliberate machine-like quality of a well thrown form off the wheel with applied alterations and modifications that reinforce an opposite kind of language, that include a fluidity and application of organically applied slips and layered color underglazes and imagery. Other important considerations include composition, or how visually and functionally the parts work together, making the whole greater than the sum of its parts, i.e. the shape of the cup’s handle, how it feels in the hand, the number of fingers that fit through the handle, the volume of the cup, negative and positive space.
Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Tulane University with a Master of Architecture.
As an artist (prior to architecture), I worked as a photographer and a stained glass artist in New Orleans, which included creating contemporary glass works, restoration projects and teaching. During this time, I participated and exhibited at the Jazz Fest and other art venues around the city.
After receiving an architectural degree, I worked briefly in New Orleans, then for many years on the West Coast, eventually moving back to NOLA in 2012.
Architectural work experiences have included a wide range of project sizes and types.
Currently, I enjoy creating my ceramic arts at Newcomb, pushing the boundaries of the clay medium, both as an architectural form for exploration and for personal expression.
My connection to the South is a love of Southern flora and fauna and our native environment, as well as a connection to the history of ceramic arts at Newcomb College. I was recently invited to participate with a group of other Newcomb ceramic artists known as the “Claydees“ to celebrate the feminist ceramic history at Tulane.