Visions In Clay 2023
Claire Elise (She/Her/Hers)
Claire Elise is an artist based out of Des Moines, IA. She graduated with her B.A. in studio art with an emphasis in ceramics from the University of Northern IA, Cedar Falls in 2019. She currently teaches ceramics at the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA, The Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA, and the Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny, IA.
My work is a collection of self-portraits that surmise past moments, feelings and memories from my childhood. Reflecting from having grown up in a stifling, emotionally abusive, and neglectful environment, I seek to encapsulate these personal struggles in order to discover who I am, and who I have been, and who I can become.
Crucified emulates my feelings of being constantly belittled and antagonized while growing up Specifically feeling as though I was stuck, trapped without any control- persecuted by my own family. All for 1 key difference- being a girl. While Crucified represents very personal experiences for myself, it also relates to what a lot of other women are currently experiencing due to recent events and is relevant to the current political and social climate.
Crucified
Ceramics and Metal Nails- Wheel-thrown, altered, & fired to Cone 6 Oxidation
12” x 10.5” x 3”
2022
$450