Suzi Pleyte

Tom and Sara Postare known for hand-built shapes that are loose and totally functional. The surfaces are finished with blended brush colors creating color fields highlighted by repeated geometric accents.

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    Tom and Sara Postare known for hand-built shapes that are loose and totally functional. The surfaces are finished with blended brush colors creating color fields highlighted by repeated geometric accents.

    The Posts began collaborating on ceramic pieces in 1976. Together they operated T.S. Post Ceramics producing a vast line of functional pieces from 1981-2005.

    After 2005 they focused on one of a kind pieces and wall collages using tiles to create color field paintings.

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    1967

    Artist-in-Residence, The Art Farm, Los Gatos, California

    Primary Work Experience
    1953
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    1956

    Dancer with Dutch Opera Ballet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    1966
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    1971

    Art Instructor, University of Hawai’i

    1971

    Founder and President of Corporate Art, and Cricket Enterprises

    Other

    Public Collections

    Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York

    State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, Hawai’i

    Bibliography

    Horan, Charles and Suzi Pleyte. Ceramics: Surface Decoration. Lincoln, NB: Hawai’i and Great Plains National Instructional Television Library, 1986.

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    Citation: Suzi Pleyte, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/suzi-pleyte

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