Joan Bruneau
November 6, 2026
Artist Talk with Joan Bruneau
Presented in collaboration with Parkdale Pottery
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026
Time: 7-8:30 PM
Location: Parkdale Pottery Dupont, 300 Campbell Ave., Toronto, ON
Cost: $25 FUSION and Parkdale Pottery Members, $30 General Public JOIN FUSION & SAVE
Join Joan Bruneau in a thoughtful and visually rich artist talk about experiencing beauty in daily life through making and teaching the art and fine craft of pottery for the past 35+ years. Using Nova Scotia earthenware clay, she produces wheel-thrown and assembled slip-ware informed by ceramics history, natural phenomena and ornament. Her sensuous shapes and patterned surfaces invite contemplation and inspire use.
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About Joan Bruneau
Joan Bruneau is a studio potter and educator near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, making and teaching pottery that celebrates beauty in everyday life. She works primarily in Nova Scotia earthenware clay, creating wheel-thrown and assembled slipware shaped by ceramics history, nature, and ornament. From running Nova Terra Cotta Pottery (1995–2022) to faculty roles at NSCAD and Emily Carr, she has exhibited and taught widely in North America and internationally. Her work and expertise appear in Ceramics Monthly and key texts like Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors and Mastering The Potter’s Wheel.
