Claudine Burns Smith, Potter at Madison Green Festival

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Biography

I am a ceramic artist, making both functional work and sculpture. Art has been my life since childhood, first in France where I was born, then in the States. Aside from an occasional workshop I am self-taught, learning from looking at work in museums and galleries, especially work done by artists of other cultures or of other times. I have also been influenced by a number of artists in my family. I have a home studio where I spend many hours each week. Until a few years ago I taught art full-time at the high school and college level. I do not use a wheel for my functional ware, preferring to build everything by hand to create irregularities that add interesting effects. I use mid-range stoneware and glazes and sometimes terracotta for sculpture. I have had numerous group and solo exhibitions of ceramics, sculptures and works on paper in the States, France, the former Soviet Union and China. I am currently represented in several galleries in Connecticut.

2015 Outdoor Autumn Arts Festival
Saturday, October 10 (9:30am-5pm)
and Sunday, October 11 (Noon-5pm)
Rain Date Monday, October 12 (10am-5pm)

Festival located at Madison Town Green - Boston Post Rd and Copse Rd, Madison CT
Presented by Arts Center Killingworth - (860) 663-5593 - A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization