BIOGRAPHY 

Susan Hubele has her home and studio in Roberts Creek, sharing creative inspiration with her husband Robert, a jazz/blues songwriter and recording artist. She was born in Great Falls, Montana and set foot in 48 states before immigrating to Canada in the early 70s. Susan is now a citizen of both Canada and the United States.

Both of Susan’s parents were immersed in the arts. Aesthetics and beauty were the cornerstone of the family’s environment. Her mother was on the first board of the Montana Institute of the Arts and studied painting and ceramics. Her father was an architect who designed and built every house the family lived in. Always drawing and painting as a child, at age eight she began working alongside her grandmother in clay.

Susan went on to study ceramics and art in high school near Sacramento, California with Richard Kettle, a favored teacher with whom she still keeps in touch. Susan received a BA in Design from the University of California at Berkeley, where she studied with Robert Arneson and Peter Voulkos. She also attended the Alberta College of Art, earning a Diploma of Applied Arts, Pottery & Ceramics. Her Raku education began in Nelson, British Columbia, with a summer course with Hal Riegger.

Susan is known for her ceramics - from her large-scale architectural installations to her majestic horses reminiscent of the Tang Dynasty. She has maintained a ceramic studio wherever she has lived. Painting and drawing were always present in her claywork.

Susan’s move to the lush, colorful coastal environment has influenced her direction in art, inspiring her to put her joyous feelings onto canvas. She is excited about this new direction in her work.

Her lively abstract paintings are a direct response to the rampant beauty of west coast gardens and the wildness of the ocean and forest. The mixed media paintings also show the influence of her experience with clay. Her paintings are acrylic with collage and gold leaf on canvas. The bold abstract is often combined with a touch of realism. Full of texture and bright color, they are reminiscent of her work in Raku.

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