Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Piero, 22 x 24, Watercolor
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Demijohn Gaze, 15 x 13, Oil on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Maiden and Unicorn, 20 x 26, 12 Ceramic Tiles on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Floral, 40 x 24, Watercolor
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Rojo, Oil on Panel
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo "Blue Tail Mermaid", 20 x 7, 2 Tiles on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo  "Jockey On  A Horse", 12 x 24, 8 Tiles on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo, "Angels and Lute", 48 X 28 1/2, Oil on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo  "Saint Francis", 62 x 40 x 21, Mixed Media
       
     
Suzie Zuzek DePoo, Unicorn Box, 4 x 7 x 5, Ceramic
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo  "Peacock", 15 dia., Porcelain
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo  "Fruits 64", 10 X 23, Driftwood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Thank You for Writing, 12 x 6, Tile on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Bird in Nest, 8 x 6 x 5, Glass and Wire
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Leaf Plate, 11.5 x 11.5, Ceramic
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Horse Box, 10 x 4 x 8, Ceramic
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo, Bird in Nest II, 8 x 6 x 5, Glass and Wire
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Purple Rubies, 24 x 30, Watercolor
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Piero, 22 x 24, Watercolor
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Piero, 22 x 24, Watercolor

Suzie Zuzek DePoo 1920-2011

Suzie DePoo’s career spanned many decades. Although Suzie is best celebrated for her watercolors and ceramic tile creations, she also worked in reclaimed driftwood, old glass from Bottle Beach, wire, and just about anything that can be shaped or painted. Suzie graduated from the Pratt Institute and studied at the Art Student’s League in NYC on the GI Bill after serving in WWII. Her classical training at Pratt prepared her for thirty years of textile design for Lilly Pulitzer at Key West Handprints. The Handprint factory produced fabulous serigraphic works with natural dyes on cotton and Suzie was selected to design intricate representational fauna and floral, landscape and seascape patterns reflecting the natural beauty of the Keys. On what would have been her 100th birthday the Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt mounted a retrospective of her textile designs. Her fine art pieces, monochromatic or vivid in color, would incorporate classic literary influences; mermaids, unicorns, and Biblical references. A large ceramic tile composition graces the Monroe County Library. She also created originals for the Pier House and painted the piano for the bar. Other examples of her work include the entire ceiling, walls and doors of David Wolkowsky's fabled Ballast Key residence, elegantly treated with colorful painting on wood. Suzie Zuzek de Poo, continued to weave a rich legacy into the fabric of Key West’s artistic archives well into her ninth decade.

Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Demijohn Gaze, 15 x 13, Oil on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Demijohn Gaze, 15 x 13, Oil on Wood
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Maiden and Unicorn, 20 x 26, 12 Ceramic Tiles on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Maiden and Unicorn, 20 x 26, 12 Ceramic Tiles on Wood
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Floral, 40 x 24, Watercolor
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Floral, 40 x 24, Watercolor
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Rojo, Oil on Panel
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Rojo, Oil on Panel
Suzie Zuzek de Poo "Blue Tail Mermaid", 20 x 7, 2 Tiles on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo "Blue Tail Mermaid", 20 x 7, 2 Tiles on Wood
Suzie Zuzek de Poo  "Jockey On  A Horse", 12 x 24, 8 Tiles on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo "Jockey On A Horse", 12 x 24, 8 Tiles on Wood
Suzie Zuzek de Poo, "Angels and Lute", 48 X 28 1/2, Oil on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo, "Angels and Lute", 48 X 28 1/2, Oil on Wood
Suzie Zuzek de Poo  "Saint Francis", 62 x 40 x 21, Mixed Media
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo "Saint Francis", 62 x 40 x 21, Mixed Media
Suzie Zuzek DePoo, Unicorn Box, 4 x 7 x 5, Ceramic
       
     
Suzie Zuzek DePoo, Unicorn Box, 4 x 7 x 5, Ceramic
Suzie Zuzek de Poo  "Peacock", 15 dia., Porcelain
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo "Peacock", 15 dia., Porcelain
Suzie Zuzek de Poo  "Fruits 64", 10 X 23, Driftwood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo "Fruits 64", 10 X 23, Driftwood
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Thank You for Writing, 12 x 6, Tile on Wood
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Thank You for Writing, 12 x 6, Tile on Wood
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Bird in Nest, 8 x 6 x 5, Glass and Wire
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Bird in Nest, 8 x 6 x 5, Glass and Wire
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Leaf Plate, 11.5 x 11.5, Ceramic
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Leaf Plate, 11.5 x 11.5, Ceramic
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Horse Box, 10 x 4 x 8, Ceramic
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Horse Box, 10 x 4 x 8, Ceramic
Suzie Zuzek de Poo, Bird in Nest II, 8 x 6 x 5, Glass and Wire
       
     
Suzie Zuzek de Poo, Bird in Nest II, 8 x 6 x 5, Glass and Wire
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Purple Rubies, 24 x 30, Watercolor
       
     
Suzie Zuzek De Poo, Purple Rubies, 24 x 30, Watercolor