Artist

Susan Thayer

born New York City 1957
Born
New York, New York, United States
Active in
  • Portland, Oregon, United States
Biography

Susan Thayer is known for her delicate and elaborately painted porcelain teapots. She first began to make her one-of-a-kind pots in 1990, after becoming frustrated working as a production potter. Her designs serve as a link between the past and present, combining ideas and images from antique china with contemporary images and meanings. Each of Thayer's teapots involves detailed paintings, which often require her to fire a single piece anywhere from ten to twenty times.

Works by this artist (3 items)

Melvin Way, Untitled, 2013, ballpoint pen on paper with tape, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Samuel and Blanche Koffler Acquisition Fund, 2015.47.2, © 2013, Melvin Way
Untitled
Artist
Date2013
ballpoint pen on paper with tape
On view
Melvin Way, Penchick, 2003, ballpoint pen on paper with tape, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Samuel and Blanche Koffler Acquisition Fund, 2015.47.1, © 2003, Melvin Way
Penchick
Artist
Date2003
ballpoint pen on paper with tape
On view
Melvin Way, Testimony, Commitment, Note, ca. 2000-2005, ink on paper with cellophane tape, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Debbie Simon and Tim Grumbacher, 2020.53
Testimony, Commitment, Note
Artist
Dateca. 2000-2005
ink on paper with cellophane tape
Not on view