Suzanne Bergne

Suzanne began working with clay while accompanying her husband during their years living in the Middle East in the 1960s and 70s.  She came to make clay her home ground and something she could take with her wherever she lived.

She discovered Oribe ware – Japanese tea ceramics associated with the Kaiseki meal and tea ceremony – whose glazes and playful geometric decoration greatly influenced her aesthetic. She ultimately decided to import English porcelain clay so she would have continuity wherever she worked and for the same reasons travelled with a small electric kiln.