Valerie Dearing
Artist Statement:
“My work in ceramic sculpture is connected to my interest in the energies of the natural world and universes in space. I am attuned to the vibrations of bodies of water, rocks, trees, changes and shifting of land as earthquakes & volcanoes, the sun, moon & stars. I can form & fire clay just as the earth changes her form. This is my art”
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Biography:
Valerie was born into a family of artists. Her mother and grandmother both studied painting in college and exhibited throughout their lives. Valerie studied art at Cranbrook Academy of Art (BFA) and the University of Michigan (MFA) She taught art in numerous colleges, art centers, and elementary schools around the US, Mexico & India. Currently, Valerie creates shibori dyed utilitarian textiles and clay sculpture. Her website is valeriedearingartist.com and her work can be found on Instagram, @valerie_dearing