Sue Scobie

Nelson based ceramicist Sue Scobie creates hand-formed fine art ceramics using combinations of porcelain and stoneware clays. Techniques of pinching and coiling are employed by the artist to craft her forms, the outcome of this process are pieces that offer unique dualities of silkiness and grittiness; simplicity and complexity; translucency and solidity.

Scobie aims to create a tactile quality in her works by playing with the nature of unglazed surfaces. Scobie first began experimenting with ceramics part-time at Hornsby TAFE Northern Sydney in the early 1990s. At the same time she was also studying full time for a Master of Science (Ecotoxicology) at the University of Technology, Sydney. Unfortunately, during this time something had to give and it was the ceramics.

After returning to New Zealand, she pursued a fulltime science-based career until the lure of ceramics again got the better of her. After four years working part-time and studying, Scobie completed a Diploma in Ceramic Art from the School of Art at Otago Polytechnic in November 2009. She has been creating and exhibiting ever since.

Scobie primarily takes her inspiration from the natural world - colours, forms, sounds and textures of the land, sea and bush offer her limitless possibilities. Through her pieces she aims to capture the essence of our wild places.

​Sue Scobie's works can be found in private collections in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, USA and on permanent exhibition in the Fu-Le International Ceramics Museum in China.
Delicate and technically finessed hand formed ceramics, made with a combination of porcelain and stoneware clays.

Sue Scobie creates ceramics that offer quiet contemplation in a world which is far too busy.

Sue Scobie Works Available At Black Door Gallery

Sue Scobie
Marbled Horizon Series
Hand Built (Coiled) Ceramic
210 - 290mm Height
2023
Large $800 
​Small $550
​Available
​Sue Scobie
Marbled Horizon Series
Hand Built (Coiled) Ceramic
210 - 290mm Height
2023
Large $800 
​Small $550
​Available
Sue Scobie
Marbled Horizon Series
Hand Built (Coiled) Ceramic
290mm Height
2023
Large $800 
​Available
Sue Scobie
Marbled Horizon Series
Hand Built (Coiled) Ceramic
210 - 290mm Height
2023
Large $800 
​Small $550
​Available
Sue Scobie
Glacier Country - No.57
Pinched and Coiled Porcelain and Stoneware
160mm Height
2022
$420
​Available
Sue Scobie
Glacier Country - No. 52
Pinched and Coiled Porcelain and Stoneware
260 H x 130 W x 70mm D
2022
$600
Available
Sue Scobie
Folding Form (Ripple II)
Coiled Ceramic Sculpture
H 310 x W  290 x D 180mm
​2022
$1650
​Available
Sue Scobie
Sea to Sky
Blue and White Porcelain
350 H x 210 W x 180mm D
2023
$1700
​Available

Previously Exhibited At Black Door Gallery

Sue Scobie Artworks In Situ