Vera Smiley

I sculpt clay using a sculpting knife and metal rib to find the perfect collaboration between three elements in order to present the complexity of life such as: Planes (our paradigms) Lines (our direction of movements) and Color (our reaction to the world). It all defines us in so many ways and shapes us both physically and emotionally.  

​    I manipulate clay to form a physical structure.  Through the process of adding volume, positive or subtracting clay, negative, creates the overall character and emotional life of the figure. Much in the same way that negative and positive interactions in life create the unique shape of who we are. It is within that unique and complex shape that we find beauty.