John and Sue Martin, Stop #6

     Wander up Wolf Gap Road past Tater Knob Pottery (Stop #5) and you'll find the studios of John and Sue Martin, Stop #6, 393 Wolf Gap Road. Sue and John met in a painting class at WKU in 1983. They were as attracted to each other’s artwork as they were to each other. They have lived a life dedicated to the arts in both creation and teaching. Sue teaches art at Providence Montessori and John teaches art at EKU. They are looking forward to the Red Lick Artisans Tour.

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Salt fired tumblers by John Martin

Salt fired tumblers by John Martin

Salt fired work by John Martin

Raku fired work by John Martin

Raku fired work by John Martin

Hand dyed silk by Sue Martin

     They have a gallery full of new works and John will be offering pottery wheel throwing lessons to children and adults.

John Martin demonstrating at RLA 2014

photo courtesy Berea Tourism

Artist statement: Art is a form not yet realized, in that it is a discovery of beauty. Since language is an inadequate metaphor to measure truth, art brings us back to silence, the birthplace of expression. Art is a question that gives different answers. Art is a dialog of the inner and outer. Art is an aesthetic arrest in the transcendent moment. Art is the dimension of a thousand faces. Art is the power of the mythic realm. Art is hung in the ancient gallery, a healer of our planet.

—John Martin

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