Susan Fiori

Susan Fiori

I have always been an artist. In the early years I was a painter and then a printmaker. I was formally educated in bits and turns - first at the Cleveland Institute of Art and finally at San Francisco State University where I became fascinated with metal sculpture.
When moving to San Miguel de Allende in 2015 I was asked to join the Galeria San Francisco as a metal sculptor. As time passed and I became an "expert" cutting and designing the metal I found that some of my devotion began to wane. What had been pure joy for a very long time started to feel like "work". In August 2017 I took a ceramic workshop and my heart burst open! After working in such a rigid medium with metal, the clay was so voluptuous. I knew from that first day that I was hooked! I learned quickly that clay allowed freedom but in return demanded surrender. My carefully planned images where a thing of the past. From the beginning my days in the studio remained joyful. I was lucky to be able to take weeklong workshops from some of the very best sculptors from the United States who came to San Miguel. After learning a range of techniques from these teachers I began to find my own voice and dialogue with the clay. I have used my love of myth and folklore, mysticism and dream states to determine the direction of my sculpture. Winged beings, goddess figures and those who inhabit the realms of the ethereal are what draw me. I fall in love with my creations every time - perhaps later comes more analytical appraisal but when in the midst of my sculpting I feel real bliss. I am completely one with my process. The idea that a lump of clay can become a cherished image takes my breath away.

Girl with Iguana

Acrylic on canvas
23”x 23” Framed $650 USD

Girl with Fantasy Greyhound

Acrylic on canvas
23”x 23” Framed $650 USD

Self Portrait with Matilda

Acrylic on canvas
23”x 23” Framed $650 USD

Girl with Ram

Acrylic on canvas
23”x 23” Framed $650 USD

Girl, Rabbit & Butterflies

Acrylic on canvas
23”x 23” Framed $650 USD

Woman and Fish

Acrylic on canvas
23" x 23" Framed $650 USD

Bodhisattva

Ceramic Sculpture
14" H x 9" W x 7" D $900 USD

Repose

Ceramic Sculpture
13" H x 8" W x 5" D $550 USD

Child with Puppet

Ceramic Sculpture
17.5" H x 13" W x 10" D $800 USD

Dreamers

Ceramic Sculpture
4" H x 4" W x 3" D $250 USD

The Cardinal

Ceramic Sculpture
13" H x 7" W x 6" D $450 USD

Girl with Fish

Ceramic Sculpture
11.5" H x 10" W x 11.5" D $800 USD

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