Suzanne Crane earned a BA degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned her MA in English in Charlottesville, Virginia. While teaching at Piedmont Virginia Community College, Crane began taking evening pottery classes to rediscover being a beginner at something again.
After becoming a full time professor, Crane continued taking pottery classes. For ten years Crane took pottery classes and workshops. In 1997, Crane and her husband built a clay studio and shortly thereafter Crane began showing her work at juried arts festivals.
In December 2000, Crane quit her teaching job and became a self-supporting, full-time potter. Crane has exhibited her work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show; the American Craft Exposition in Evanston, IL; the Cherry Creek Arts Festival in Denver, CO; The Saint Louis Art Fair, the Long’s Park Art Festival in Lancaster, PA, and many others. Crane’s work can be found in select galleries around the country.
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These fanciful footed covered jars are beauties to be enjoyed for themselves or can be used for jelly, butter, nuts or whatever you
desire! The clay is perfectly proportioned; the carving is uniform and
excellently executed. All of Crane's work shows her superior craftsmanship and is safe for food, oven and dishwasher.
