“Luminous colour, constant in my work, reflects what delights my eye. Ceramic pieces formed and sculpted, then painted in a water colour style, acknowledge the tradition of floral symbolism in art that signifies feminine beauty, fertility, the natural and philosophical worlds. Through symbolic significance, floral decoration becomes a vehicle for contemplation, elevating the everyday object”. Susan Card (B.H.Ec., B.F.A. - University of Manitoba) has exhibited her ceramics and published articles about ceramics for over twenty-five years. In 2006, Card opened DISH GALLERY + Studio in the Toronto Distillery District. Colourful porcelain and sculptural smoke-fired pottery produced in her studio is commissioned by private and corporate clients and has been exhibited in galleries in Toronto, London, Collingwood, Waterloo and Montreal, Canada. Susan taught at Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario for several years and for the City of Toronto at Cedar Ridge Creative Centre. Presently she teaches hand building pottery in her Distillery District studio several days a week and pottery wheel throwing classes on Wednesday evenings at the new Toronto Potters Studio at Artscape Youngplace at 180 Shaw Street in the Queen West area of Toronto. Currently an enthusiastic volunteer board member for the Collections Committee at the Art Gallery of Burlington, Susan is a former Board Chair of FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association, a former Board member for the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition and a past President of Toronto Potters. While maintaining her studio practice and gallery, she also volunteers on the executive of two pottery guilds organizing speakers programmes. She has been instrumental in working with the Toronto Potters Association executive in opening the Toronto Potters Studio at Artscape Youngplace in 2018.