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Susan's Duo Career: Working and Teaching Artist

Nashville Arts Susan has had a duo career of teaching and of running a pottery studio, producing for numerous aforementioned business accounts. She taught ceramics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville for nearly 35 years and grew their program, from just one beginning course in clay to intermediate courses on the potter’s wheel and numerous independent studies; and then, also introducing beginning and intermediate courses in Sculptural Clay. Additionally, she developed the first exclusively ceramics courses at Cumberland University in Lebanon, offering graduate classes in the summer and then, after retiring from Vanderbilt in 2019, teaching three academic years of ceramics classes for the art program there.

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Off The Beaten Path, 2023

Reminiscing about the Smithville Jamboree

Off The Beaten Path, 2023

Off The Beaten Path, 2023

Just a few of my mugs offered<br>

at this year's OTBP, 2023

Mugs at this year's OTBP, 2023

Juror of the Arts Commitee Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree

Juror of the Arts Commitee
Smithville Fiddlers' Jamboree

Susan DeMay is the 2022 recipient of an award given by her undergraduate university, Eckerd College.
The Jim Crane Art Alumni Award was created in memory of Jim Crane, a beloved Art professor at Eckerd College. It recognizes an alumna/us who has demonstrated significant achievements as an artist, leadership in visual arts education, and contributions to the creative arts.
In conjunction with being given the award, Susan gave a lecture at the Cobb Gallery on campus. The talk covered many stories of her youth leading to her entrance to the College, memories of her years in the Visual Arts Program and the Education program there, mention of the degrees that come after and highlights of the career that followed. The PowerPoint presentation included numerous images of her work through her life time as a developing and eventually successful artist.

Susan DeMay Recieves the Jim Crane Art Alumni Award

Artist talk at Eckerd College

Artist talk at Eckerd College

Reclamation Gathering

Long time customer

Reclamation Gathering

"Reclamation Gathering"

The number of tools needed to do a project!!.

The number of tools!!

Banner at Vanderbilt

Banner at Vanderbilt

Banner at Vanderbilt

Banner at Vanderbilt

Susan presented works and gave an artist talk on August 29, 2020 in Watertown, TN.

Watertown Presentation

1978 Susan trimming a bowl in her studio at Peabody College, Photo by Kinichi Fukumoto from Japan

Susan trimming 1978

1978 Susan at George Peabody College for Teachers, Photo by Kinichi Fukumoto from Japan

Close-up Susan trimming 1978

Graduate student, Susan deMay, nickname “Muddy Butts”

"Muddy Butts" 1978

Nashville Arts Magazine

Nashville Arts Magazine

Nashville Arts Magazine

Nashville Arts Magazine

Gallery Reception 11/02/17

Gallery Reception 11/02/17

Susan at Vanderbilt Makers Fair

Susan at Vanderbilt Makers Fair

Susan at Vanderbilt Makers Fair

Susan at Vanderbilt Makers Fair

Susan visits the booth of John Selberg

Susan visits John Selberg

Susan with Teri Alea (Executive Director of Tennessee Craft) and winner of the Collectors' Tour drawing

Susan with Teri Alea

Susan with Patrick Green

Susan with Patrick Green

Susan demonstrates working on the potter's wheel

Demostrating the potter's wheel

Susan discussing glazes on a mug with high school tour

Susan with high school tour

Group photo of students and chaperones at the ceramics studio of Susan DeMay

Oakland High School Studio Tour

Mark Barr, Edward Belbusti, and Susan DeMay

Mark, Edward, and Susan

Susan with Michael Kingsbury at the Off The Beaten Path Studio Tour ~ 2016

Susan with Michael Kingsbury

Off The Beaten Path Studio Tour 2016

Off The Beaten Path Studio Tour

Participation in a panel discussion at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. October 11, 11:30. The subjects of the talk revolved around the Newcomb Pottery Exhibit at the Frist.

Panel discussion at the Frist.

I also delivered to the Metropolitan Nashville Arts in The Airport a show of the artists from the Off The Beaten Path Studio Tour. We are set up in a case in Concourse C -- in the meeting/greeting area. This exhibit will be up until November 27th.

Arts In The Airport

I had a successful exhibit at Belmont's Art Department with two other artists (Mark Barr and Edward Belbusti).

Belmont's Art Department

I had a successful exhibit at Belmont's Art Department with two other artists (Mark Barr and Edward Belbusti).

Tennessee Craft Fair

Tennessee Craft Fair

Tennessee Craft Fair

My former boss, Ron Lederer was honored for his mural achievement at an event at Midsouth Ceramic Supply / Clay Ladies Gallery and Coop.

Faculty & Alumni at TTU

Reception at the Arts Company

Reception at the Arts Company

Off The Beaten Path Tour 2015

Off The Beaten Path Tour 2015

My former boss, Ron Lederer was honored for his mural achievement at an event at Midsouth Ceramic Supply / Clay Ladies Gallery and Coop.

My Former Boss, Ron Leader

The Magical Muse re-opened in Cookeville, TN and now offers my work.

The Magical Muse, Cookeville

Working the reception at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center

"Wings"

Highland Rim Chapter TACA

Highland Rim Chapter TACA

Exhibiting with the TN Craft Plateau Chapter in Tullahoma.

Tullahoma Exhibit Reception

Off The Beaten Path Tour 2014

New Work for 2015

Off The Beaten Path Tour 2014

Off The Beaten Path Tour 2014

Back in the Game After Surgery

Back in the Game After Surgery

Reception at Centennial Arts Center

Reception at Centennial Arts Ctr

Artist Sylvia's Urn

Artist Talk, March 8^th, 2014

>Arts Company Group Exhibit with Jerry Parks

CRIT is Back 2014 · View the PDF

>Arts Company Group Exhibit with Jerry Parks

Arts Company Group Exhibit

Jane Allen McKinney, Susan, & Edward Belbusti

Jane Allen, Susan, & Edward

Face Casting Workshop at The Lady Coop

Face Casting Workshop

My mini retrospective at school

My mini retrospective at school

Egg Series Introduction

Egg Series Introduction

Susan teaching Intro to Studio

Susan teaching Intro to Studio

At Smithsonian display: 1997

Gatsby Gala fundraiser

Gatsby Gala fundraiser

Exhibit at The Mill, Lebanon

Exhibit at The Mill, Lebanon

OTBP at Cumberland University

OTBP at Cumberland University

Conor & Susan ay TACA

Conor & Susan ay TACA

Gritmas Girls

High School Arts Teacher

High School Arts Teacher

Raku Firing

Made by deMay Studio

Made by deMay Studio

Made by deMay Studio

Made by deMay Studio

Pricing work at the studio

Pricing work at the studio

Teaching at Cumberland U.

Teaching at Cumberland U.

Bowl-a-Thon

Susan at school, Studio Art Ctr

Susan at school, Studio Art Ctr

SAC, Vanderbuilt University

SAC, Vanderbuilt University

Glazing

Teaching at Cumberland U.

Teaching at Cumberland U.

Glazing at Vanderbuilt

Glazing at Vanderbuilt

Discussion of the wheel

Discussion of the wheel

Wheel demo at VU

Wheel demo at VU

Advanced students

Advanced students

Throwing a plate

Throwing a plate

Susan and Yena

Susan and students

Susan and students

Ribbing the bowl

Ribbing the bowl

Trimming the lip

Trimming the lip

"A Little Bird Told Me"

"A Little Bird Told Me"

Sylvia's ashes on TJ's bowl

Sylvia's ashes on TJ's bowl