Susan first became enchanted with the potters’ wheel when she was about 3 years old. She vividly remembers watching a man throwing a pot at a craft fair. It was magic the way the clay grew under his hands. She took her first pottery class when she was 14 and later that year built her first wheel. She thinks that Neil Armstrong was walking on the moon at the time, which gives you an idea of how long she's been doing this. She later graduated with a BFA in Ceramics from Ohio University.

Susan started Blue Moon Pottery about 8 years ago. She's always been interested in gardening so it was natural to focus all her work on containers for plants. Bored with wheel work, she experimented with pinch pots, paddle and anvil (a precursor of the potters’ wheel), and slabs. Recently she started throwing on the wheel again using what she learned from hand building to come up with new designs. She expanded her product line to include mugs, goblets, candleholders, and other things not strictly related to gardening.

She is very excited about her work these days. She guesses it took her this long to hit her artistic stride but it was worth the wait!

Member of The Creative Hand since 2008

First Picture: Small carved mug ($12.00) Each mug is individually carved with a design inspired by grass and iris foliage. The mugs are dishwasher safe, microwavable, and the clay and glaze contain no lead.

Second: Smaller planter and saucer ($22.00) These pots are very durable and may be used indoors or out. They look great with a mixed planting of flowering annuals and foliage plants.

Third: Small chip and dip set ($40.00) Each set is absolutely one of a kind. Both pieces are dishwasher safe and microwavable. All glazes are lead free.

Fourth: Orchid Mug ($20.00) - Each mug is decorated with two slipper orchids which are almost hidden by their long, trailing sepals. The mugs are dishwasher safe and microwavable. No lead is used in the glaze.

Fifth: Small carved mug ($12.00) Each mug is individually carved with a design inspired by grass and iris foliage. The mugs are dishwasher safe, microwavable, and the clay and glaze contain no lead.

Sixth: Smaller planter and saucer ($22.00) These pots are very durable and may be used indoors or out. They look great with a mixed planting of flowering annuals and foliage plants.