Glint

About Glint

This contemporary sculptural indoor white porcelain vessel was made by Susan Collett.

This exquisite vessel was hand-built from clay by Susan Collett. Her artwork often explores the relationship between fragility and strength. This intricately detailed vessel was created by twisting, squeezing and shaping paper clay. By layering creamy white ribbons of clay, Collett adds rich texture and depth to each piece. The organic shape of these ‘towers’ is inspired by nature. The paper clay is so translucent that it allows light to filter through it. The exterior is glazed, which gives the piece an attractive sheen.

“The use of light interplay provides a perceived fragility explored through stacking and channelling of hand-built clay platelets.” Susan Collett

Susan Collett graduated with a BFA in printmaking and ceramics from the Cleveland Institute of Art and won the institute's coveted Agnes Gund Memorial Award. She is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics and the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. Collett is also a recipient of the Winifred Shantz Award from the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery. She has exhibited in many international events, including The Korean Biennale in 2024, the International Ceramic Art Fair at the Gardiner Museum in 2023, The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery in 2023, Paper Clay Illuminated, USA touring 2020-21 and with group exhibitions in Chicago, NYC, Palm Beach and Toronto, among others. Susan Collett's work can be found in numerous prestigious private and corporate collections, including the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art in Toronto, the Keramik Kunst Museum in Germany, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Sevres Porcelain Museum in Paris, the Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum in India and the Canadian Ambassador’s Residence in Washington, DC.