Susan Hershey ~ Ceramics

Rocky Neck Gallery - 53 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester   978-282-0917

The wood kiln is fired four or five times a year. Firings take anywhere from 15 to 25 hours to complete and require constant feeding of the fire. Although, wood firings produce mostly earth-toned pottery, Susan also uses high-fire glazes to obtain color. Some of the markings on the pots are a result of wood ash from the fire that swirls around inside the kiln during the firing. Susan has studied with and been influenced by Phil Rogers, Jack Troy, Malcolm Davis, among others. She studied at Mass College of Art and with local potter Cynthia Curtis.

Her studio, Pigeon Cove Pottery, is located in Rockport, where she lives with her two Golden Retrievers and her cat.