Checkered Vase circular she works with traditional craftsmen–tapping

she works with traditional craftsmen–tapping into their age-old techniques and knowledge–and introduces them to new materials and fabrication processes

Inspired by the isolation of the recent pandemic

"A friend went to Morocco and bought me unmarked vials of raw organic pigments

Studio Flore was founded by Irina Flore and is now based in Portland

studying architecture and theatrical arts before coming to the United States in 2016

Checkered Vase circular she works with traditional craftsmen–tappingArtist: Vanessa Ilene BeardCheckered Vase, 2019 Ceramic stoneware, glaze9. 5" x 9. 25" x 6. 625" Vanessa Ilene Beard is a ceramicist working out of Detroit, MI. Her ceramics are hand built, slowly and meticulously, without the use of a potter's wheel. A self taught artist, her practice intuitively explores form and self expression via tactile objects.