LISA LLOYD R & L Pottery Sammamish, WA
lisapotterylady@hotmail.com
Background
I grew up in southern Arizona and attended college at the University of Arizona, majoring in education. I was always interested in art from childhood and loved to draw and paint whenever I got a chance. For many years I and my husband Randy did pottery part-time while pursuing other careers. I was a teacher in special education and early childhood education, until becoming a full-time artist. The business was established in 1990 while we were living in Oregon.
I have attended pottery classes at several community colleges in Arizona, California, and Oregon. I’ve also attended various workshops in Oregon, have taken classes at Oregon School of Arts & Crafts and attended Arts at Menucha in Oregon (summer workshops) as a student, and as the pottery studio assistant. I taught pottery to children at the Portland Children's Museum, and studied art at Portland Community College. At PCC, I studied painting, drawing, mixed media, and computer art. I have now lived in Washington for 20 years and have been very busy making pottery and studying various types of art. Recently I have been attending painting classes and workshops at Bellevue College, and ArtEast Gallery in Issaquah.
I have a studio at my home and sell by consignment or wholesale to galleries, at craft fairs, and by special order.
Artist Statement
I make functional stoneware and "art" pottery, using terracotta, stoneware
or porcelain clays. I also enjoy doing collage, mixed media, painting with
acrylics and pastels, and making jewelry with beads and wire. Much of this
work involves clay pieces. I like to combine materials in nontraditional ways
and working with all kinds of materials.
Color is my number one visual stimulus. My major inspiration is landscape –
forms, colors, textures, rocks water, glaciers, and mountains. I am
entranced by mountains. They are awesome and fascinating. My work is
influenced by the landforms of the Southwestern U.S., where I grew up,
and the environment of the Pacific Northwest.
I like to travel to scenic places. I am an explorer -- in life and in art.
"I wonder where that road goes" is a constant theme.
Embracing a creative life is an ongoing adventure.
The "atmosphere of place" is very important
And also expressing the beauty in the world.
My purpose is to make well-crafted items that can be displayed as
artworks and can also be held and used by people and enjoyed in the
home, to enrich their everyday lives.