For Kids
Artist Statement
I deliberately and painstakingly construct my sculptures to look as if they came from the earth, that is, wood that has been weathered, stone-like fossils that show debris and pigment, aged bone, creating visual evidence of time on earth. I consider the works I create for an audience to be visual solutions to the challenges I set in my art practice. I accept my own vulnerability. I experiment, play, and create objects in order to offer the chance of an experience. I work to expand my visual vocabulary while examining my existing vocabulary and experiences.
I have an endless passion for ceramic arts. I believe ceramic art is perhaps one of the most diverse mediums a person can be exposed to. It is a hands-on opportunity being both physically and conceptually engaging. Clay’s tactile quality is easy to relate to. Its three-dimensional medium records one’s movements, one can see potential immediately. Clay goes through a firing process where there is an opportunity for realization that one’s intelligence and intentions do have a place in our world. It is a visual reminder of creativity and possibilities.
Biography
Heather M. Cruce is a ceramic sculptor born and raised in California. She received her Bachelors of Arts at California State University Humboldt with an emphasis in ceramic sculpture, film and video studies, and museum and gallery studies. Her art practice brought her to the east coast where she intensely studied ceramic sculpture at State University New York Stony Brook achieving her Masters of Fine Arts. Cruce has widely exhibited her work on the East and West Coasts. Accolades include being the recipient of the Martin Wong Foundation Scholarship in Ceramic Arts and the Goldberger Fellowship for Dedication to Fine Arts.
