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Sundee Whitehead-Faulkner
Sundee, owner/manager of the studios, carries on the traditional
commercial ware painting the customized house-plaques and Bermuda Clayworks tableware. Time for personal work is limited,
thus such pieces are normally saved for exhibitions. Her main focus is on marketing the group of artisans as a
collective and promoting the art of ceramics through exhibitions, gallery nights and workshops.
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Rachel Furbert - Rachel is
a designer and decorator for Bermuda Clayworks and was recently introduced to throwing and handbuilding as well as alternate
kiln firing techniques such as wood firing during her 2 month concentration course at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina.
Rachel was the 2009 recipient of the Bermuda Society of Arts scholarship as well as being sponsored by the Bermuda Arts Council
and the Bermuda National Training Board to pursue her career in ceramics.
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Aubrey Hardy - Aubrey is originally from Connecticut,
USA. She is one of the production staff and studio assistants for Bermuda Clayworks but has her own line of ethereal
vases, cups and wall hangings as well as a series of animated tripod pedastal platters. Most of her current work is
in white earthenware which lends itself to her design preference of black and white and smooth flowing lines. She
incorporates the tripod element into many of her pieces and isn't afraid to explore mixed media by adding copper
wire or using a clear crackle glaze with a contrasting dark ink. Aubrey's wall hangings and vases, especially,
are abstract yet all seem to evoke a similar response linking them to forms of nature - waves, leaves, seagulls, rays, flowers,
wind - but in every piece Aubrey imbues a sense of the feminine form.
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Suzie Lowe
Suzie is a mixed media Bermudian artist who
was raised in Africa and has travelled extensively to countries whose influences can be seen in her work - such as Turkey
and Mexico. Her ceramic work is primarily in terracotta and terracotta paper clay and she is well known for her detailed
and eclectic wall hangings which will incorporate other elements such as driftwood, metal and semiprecious stones.
Suzie also offers a line of hand made jewellery which will incorporate a variety of imported beads and semi precious stones with
her hand made paper clay beads and pendant faces to create necklaces and earrings or her popular "Catch of the Day"
or "Journey" Bracelets for which she designs and hand makes lacquered beads with miniature map segments
or Life lesson messages. Visit Suzie's website for more images of her work www.slimhippo.com
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Helle Pukk: Helle is originally from Estonia
and is a part time decorator for Bermuda Clayworks. Her work is primarily hand painted earthenware tableware and
clocks with Bermuda themes. Helle also handbuilds wall hangings and serving platters and bowls some of which
are designed using her unique European lace fabric imprints.
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