BioAnn Metlay, ceramic sculptor, creates of desert wood assemblages and abstract figures. This art fulfills her life-long dream of finding a place where she can manipulate and fire clay.
A native of Berkeley, California, she lived there until joining the Peace Corps in 1968. She taught special education and reading for over 40 years. She has written two books. It Happened in the Cottonwood Library Parking Lot, a group of 20 short, short stories of people who came through the Cottonwood Library parking lot and changed their lives. Sensations in Color is word-art poetry exploring the taste, smell and other sensations of color, primarily the colors found here in Arizona. These books are available in her studio or on amazon.com. A resident of the Verde Valley since 2010, she lives in Clarkdale with two mini-doxies. Two tabby cats guard her studio in nearby Cottonwood. She knows the easiest way to live, and to age gracefully, is by keeping active, having many close friends and maintaining my sense of humor. Her art speaks to all of these. A visit to her studio, Adrift Desert Wood is to step into a stark, make-believe world of imaginative creatures. Visitors frequently fall into the “I see a…” game. Is this a dragon or a dinosaur; a griffin or a ghoul? She invites you to stop by, see for yourself. |
Photo Credit: John Keehn of Studio A Bit Blue
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To Be A Tree In The Desert
Buffeted by winds.
blasted by sands,
baked by summer's
relentless sun.
The debris from these trees,
the jagged breaks in their limbs,
the bark, thickened into a shield,
the root gnarled around a rock.
Collected and assembled,
these speak to the textures,
the lines, the shapes,
of arid existence.
Buffeted by winds.
blasted by sands,
baked by summer's
relentless sun.
The debris from these trees,
the jagged breaks in their limbs,
the bark, thickened into a shield,
the root gnarled around a rock.
Collected and assembled,
these speak to the textures,
the lines, the shapes,
of arid existence.
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423C South 6th Street, Cottonwood, AZ
928-963-0978 Studio Hours: 10:00 to 1:00 Tuesday - Saturday or by appointment |
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