Spring 2021 Award and Honors:
I am pleased to say that two of my photos have been accepted into the 24th Annual Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Spring Art Show taking place at the Myrtle Beach Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, SC. One of them, 'Seeking the Sun,' was chosen for an honorable mention! The other photo is called, 'Coneflower Jumble.'
'Seeking the Sun'
'Coneflower Jumble'
Spring Shows:
One of my ceramic vases was juried into the 22nd Annual Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Show at the Myrtle Beach Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, SC, but the show was cancelled due to the 2020 Covid-19 Virus Pandemic. I do hope that the many art shows that were cancelled recently will be able to return next year. My heart goes out to artists all over the world affected by this giant hiccup in their careers. Hopefully, they are able to spend their hiatus in deep creativity, kind of like a 'baby boom' of sorts, except an artistic boom, of course! Stay safe and healthy everyone. If you scroll below, you will find my 'latest good news!'
These two handmade ceramic vases are featured in the 21st Annual Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Juried Show at the Myrtle Beach Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, SC. Douglas Ballentine, the show's juror, is a professional artist who has studied art at The Parsons School of Design in NYC and at the Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence, Italy. He paints and draws the natural and historic beauty in Charleston, SC, where he now resides.
The show is ongoing until June 10, 2018. I am so honored to be a part of this wonderful show!
These ceramic bowls were entered into two Fall, 2017 Judged Art Shows at Seacoast Artists Gallery in Myrtle Beach, SC. They are food-safe, dishwasher and microwave safe and glazed with Amaco glazes. Contact me to purchase or click the photo for more info.
This intaglio print, 'Blush of Purple', has been accepted into the Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild Juried Spring Show at the Myrtle Beach Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, SC. The print is a four-color intaglio relief print, hand printed and registered. It is one of an edition of five prints. The show will end on May 26, 2016.
December, 2015... I am so happy that one of my photos, 'Owl in Solitude', has been accepted into the art collection at Coastal Carolina University. It now hangs in the Student Union building on the campus.
October, 2015... I was honored to be chosen as an Artist-in-Residence at Santee State Park in Santee, SC. Santee State Park is on Lake Marion and is a beautiful place to get away from it all while still having some of the modern conveniences (WiFi and flat screen TVs). I donated one of my photos, Sunrise Over Lake Marion', to the State Park as a result of my stay there!
October 23-28, 2014... One photo, 'Season of Fragile Moments' is included in the Fall Exhibition of The Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild in Myrtle Beach, SC. The Seacoast Artists Gallery at Market Common in Myrtle Beach is the venue for this show. This artwork is a compilation of three photos of Great White Egrets taken at a local rookery in May, 2014.
October 4-19, 2014... Two photos, 'A Blush of Purple' and 'Eye of the Beholder' were displayed in the 11th Annual Seacoast Artists Guild's Fall Show at their gallery in The Market Common in Myrtle Beach, SC. I was honored when 'A Blush of Purple' won an Honorable Mention in the photography category!
May 1-22, 2014... Two photos, 'Winter's Dunes' and 'Lazy Day at the Lily Pond' have been accepted into the 17th Annual Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Juried Show at the Art Museum of Myrtle Beach, SC! I'm proud to announce that 'Lazy Day at the Lily Pond' has won an honorable mention. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the esteemed Juror and Judge, Terry Jarrard-Dimond!
Terry Jarrard-Dimond of Clemson, SC, the show's Juror/Judge, is an award-winning Art Educator whose work is in collections of several important corporate offices and museums in the Mid-Atlantic region, and in major competitive exhibitions including FiberArt International 2013, Art Quilt Elements, Visions, Artist as Quiltmaker and Art=Quilts=Art, winning the 2007 and 2009 Schweinfurth Award for Design Excellence! Ms. Jarrard-Dimond's work has also toured Europe for two years as part of the Color Improvisations Exhibition, curated by internationally-known artist, Nancy Crow.
May 2-23, 2013... A photo, 'Tangled and Tossed', has been accepted into the 16th Annual Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Juried Show at the Art Museum of Myrtle Beach, SC! I am honored that the Judge, Lisa Stroud, chose this photo for inclusion in the show.
Nov. 8-13, 2012... One of my photos, 'Soul Mates', won a Merit Award in the Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Annual Art Fall Show! The Judge was Don Mertz, a renowned abstract artist from Cary, NC. www.MertzArt.com
February, 2013 -- A large framed print of this photo just sold at Collector's Cafe in Myrtle Beach, SC! A BIG thanks to the collector who made the purchase and I hope they enjoy it for many years to come!!
Several of my photos were also on display at The Collector's Cafe in Myrtle Beach, SC! Collector's is an upscale restaurant with emphasis on a Fine Art display on all the walls! I was honored to be invited to be in this collection and I was able to sell two of my photos during my first inclusion at Collector's Cafe! Below is the photo which sold in the 2012 Summer/Early Fall Show.
On a personal note: Please check out my 'Sales' gallery, which includes an assortment of photos sold to collectors mostly in the United States, as well as Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Greece and Ireland! Some of these photos have been sold to more than one collector, and dozens were also sold as greeting cards.
Remember that the watermarks (fine art america) will not be seen on purchased artworks. They are only used as a deterrent against unlawful copying.
Thank you to all who have purchased my photos! I am extremely grateful to all my patrons! It pleases me immensely to know that I am sharing my art with so many of you, and I hope you will enjoy my photos for years to come!
Important note: All of my photos posted on fineartamerica.com are copyrighted and cannot be duplicated in any form without my written permission.
Suzanne's Bio:
THE LATEST NEWS: I have recently earned a Bachelor's degree in Studio Arts from Coastal Carolina University. My artistic journey has been a lengthy one. I began working on my degree in 1979, earning a two-year degree, and then after retiring in 2014, was finally able to finish it! I am excited about what this next chapter of my artistic life entails! For the last several years, while in school, ceramics and printmaking have become new loves of mine, but photography will always be my first love and a primary artistic tool, for sure. I hope you will enjoy following my artistic growth and new directions. I appreciate everyone who frequents my website so much and wish creative blessings for all of you!
Growing up in rolling hills of Maryland, Suzanne was always happiest when creating something artistic out of something ordinary. As marriage and children took precedence, this spirit was relegated to the back burner and incorporated in making children's clothing and decorating our home. After earning a Commercial Art degree and relocating to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the artistic urge, once again, took center stage.
Suzanne's life has been a journey of creative discovery and photography has become the medium of choice for the last twenty years. Through the years, black and white, and color photography have afforded Suzanne the ability to record moments in time, a way of composing and painting scenes with her camera, paying careful attention to light and shadow, and the elements of classic design! Suzanne is an award-winning photographer, with her artistic photographs in collections in the US, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and Greece.
Unusual light and atmospheric conditions, dramatic subjects and those with strong design elements especially capture her attention, and stir a passion for 'getting the shot!' Each day brings new opportunities to compose unique images that often evoke memories of a time... a place... a feeling or emotion... each frame a 'painting' unto itself! Since moving to South Carolina in 1999, Suzanne has found a wonderful new palette of subject matter ...in its people, its flora and fauna, architecture and seascapes. Often interesting scenes appear close to home, just outside the window! Suzanne delights in sharing her view of the beauty and wonder and uniqueness of God's world. Her works may also be seen at The Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum gift shop and the Seacoast Artists Gallery, both in Myrtle Beach, SC, and online at: suzanne-gaff.pixels.com and at http://suzanne-gaff.artistwebsites.com/.
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