Dear Friends,
Blessed 2020~!!
Come visit me at my studio: 423 S. 6th St in Cottonwood.
I am always featuring my latest art.
Stay posted on this site for my latest Open Studios, and shows.
And please read my BLOG to know my insights and inspirations!
Thank you for visiting,
Ann
Ann Metlay is a ceramicist and poet, deeply inspired by her home in the Verde Valley’s high Arizona desert. A special education teacher for 40 years, Ann started her artistic journey at the age of 70. From the moment her hands touched clay, she knew with certainty that she was on the right path.
She sees each separate hunk of clay as an entity: with a story and an innate beauty. She seeks out unique ways to imbue them with their own shapes, textures and lines, to tell their story.
As a poet, she is keenly attuned to the individual sounds of words, their consonance and their assonance, often inscribing poetry into the clay as she works. For her, the creative process is a semi-spiritual act. As she creates, she has the physical sensation of spirit moving through her, feeling the greater creative process take hold and guide her fingers.
Her art is infused with the ~Story~ and her love of the Verde Valley flora, fauna, and vibrant Arizona skies. She interprets their lines, textures, and shapes into unique, organic art. Her broader artistic inspirations include rustic Nigerian and African influences, plus Cubist, Piccasso and Abstract Expressionist flavors.
Her work is truly unique and rapidly evolving. Her depth of creativity and expression make her an emerging artist to watch.
Ann Metlay will be participating in the Affordable Art Show, March 14 at the Verde Valley Fairgrounds.
Paintings, pottery, sculptures, jewelry, photographs and other art will be offered at prices under $100 at the Affordable Art Show on March 14 at the Verde Valley Fairgrounds. Art collectors in the Verde Valley will find an exciting opportunity to buy from local artists.
The show will be open between 10 and 6 at the Verde Valley Fair Grounds, near the Gem , Mineral and Health Fair. More than twenty artists will be offering their creations for less than $100 each.
Participants in Made in Clarkdale have organized this show to benefit high school student artists from all over Northern Arizona. Their student art show will be hung at the Clubhouse in Clarkdale between April 30 and May 3.
Paintings, pottery, sculptures, jewelry, photographs and other art will be offered at prices under $100 at the Affordable Art Show on March 14 at the Verde Valley Fairgrounds. Art collectors in the Verde Valley will find an exciting opportunity to buy from local artists.
The show will be open between 10 and 6 at the Verde Valley Fair Grounds, near the Gem , Mineral and Health Fair. More than twenty artists will be offering their creations for less than $100 each.
Participants in Made in Clarkdale have organized this show to benefit high school student artists from all over Northern Arizona. Their student art show will be hung at the Clubhouse in Clarkdale between April 30 and May 3.
