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Published: August 8, 2010
julia@juliaedean.com
http://www.juliaedean.com
The act of creating manifests a profound vulnerability within oneself. Drawing from life experience, visions, memories and emotion gives way to a resounding and poignant conversation with the deepest parts of one's soul. For me, listening well to this conversation gives space for the gestation and birth of images and forms that narrate my journey inward.
I am interested in this narrative aspect of my work, but also the space within the piece. There is a void in empty space. And yet there is an expectant mystery. It is my search for the accessible or inaccessible Self in this space that keeps me listening for my own story in clay.
BIO: Julia Dean's work embodies her reflective nature and thoughtful approach to life. Her figures and sculpture reveal an intense combination of raw, earth-like surfaces and maternal life-giving forms. Julia's functional work is a concentration on gentle yet straightforward form and simple glaze combination.
Dean has studied ceramics at Murray State University, Texas Christian University and Penland School of Crafts. With a degree in education, she has taught ceramics in various schools, universities and studios across the country. Since 1997, her work has been predominantly functional with attention to simple form. 2009 brought the first presentation of Dean's sculptural work to the public.
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