7 - Heather Cole
Heather’s Studio
1256 Tremont St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Telephone: 360.356.6067
sculpture@heathercole.com
www.heathercole.com
Stone & clay sculpture
Birth
14” x 14” x 20”
Limestone and granite stone carving
Demonstration:
One can see the process of figurative stone sculpture unfolding. They can ask questions about my process and even try pounding on a stone themselves. They can also see me working on a clay sculpture and ask questions about that process also. Then they can view my gallery of finished work.
Directions to studio:
Drive down San Juan from town towards the water. Before the school, turn right onto Tremont. Take the first left onto Pacific and park immediately. Walk down grass alley way until you see small blue shop/house on the right: 1256 Tremont.
Artist statement:
Figurative sculpture, with its focus on the human body, is the language through which I communicate most clearly and deeply. Although I use the traditional mediums of stone and clay, my compositions are contemporary. The para-realistic forms that I discover within the stone seem to fuse otherworldly qualities with our own primitive past. These figures exhibit a surreal beauty that is accented with tribal echoes and shamanistic overtones. Although inspirations come from the beauty I see in others, my compositions are not preconceived, instead I remain ever open to spontaneous choices. I listen carefully to what the stone tells me and with my intellect subdued, my spirit can reach out to freely collaborate and communicate with the spirit that dwells within the stone. It becomes a physical meditation, a source of renewal, as well as an unfolding artwork. This process of reciprocity brings me great satisfaction.