Victoria Pearman |
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I have been blessed to have traveled internationally both for work and pleasure. Through my travels, I have seen and met a rich diversity of cultures and people learning and practicing some of their ancient habits.
I found papermaking to be a very enriching and rewarding art. Paper has been around for centuries and can be manipulated in so many forms. I have a love of paper for its versatility. Paper can be folded, cut, painted, torn, drawn on for many different looks. Paper can be made into stationery, books, cards, flyers, collage and many other types of art. I use paper in all forms at different stages of my artwork including a rough drawing to incorporating a drawing into my theme. What would we do without paper? In addition to papermaking, I am a a mixed media artist formally trained in fine arts with emphasis in sculpture. My current interests are in bead weaving, clay sculpture, working with fabric and fibers and paper and book arts. You can view my hand crafted jewelry at Wild Holly Gallery in Carefree, AZ or my mixed media work at ArtSpace in Scottsdale, AZ. In addition, current works may be seen on my blog at www.artntheheart.blogspot.com.
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Victoria was born and raised in the Northern California area. From a young age, she was surrounded by creative beings. Her father practiced the ancient art of bonsai, her mother is an accomplished seamstress, her brother enjoyed cartooning, her grandmother crocheted and bead embroidered lovely silk dresses and her cousin was a graphic artist.
Her earliest and happiest memories of being an artist were coloring with three crayons at a time and making paper doll clothes. Victoria has taught art classes at Studio One in Oakland, CA and the Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley CA. She has also served as lead artist to a group of artists for the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse. Shortly after retiring from the Federal Government, Victoria was free to spend more dedicated art time. She worked hard and has exhibited extensively throughout Northern California. She worked with the Richmond Art Center as an Artist in Schools Program and also taught art classes at the Center.Wanting more, Victoria submitted a proposal and was selected to participate in the Artists in Residence program sponsored by the California Arts Commission. Many samples of her work are included on several bead web site galleries. Many of her creations have been published several times in the Step by Step Bead magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, The Desert Advocate and Channel 2, Artists of Oakland. Commissions are welcomed. |
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