Judy Vassar
Judy is originally from the SW suburbs of Chicago, but has made Colorado her home since 1990.
She has been creating ceramic sculptures, often referred to as garden or table totems since 2015 - when she retired from teaching art full-time in Colorado. Prior to her teaching career she was a textile designer in NYC/Denver and a graphic designer in Chicago.
Each sculpture is made up of individual “beads” that are handmade by her in her NW Denver garage turned clay studio. She uses a variety of hand building construction methods to create each bead and finial. Making each bead unique and a bit funky is her interest. The finials (toppers) are primarily stylized birds, but dogs, cats and bees are also a part of her repertoire. Typically, Judy has a wide variety of beads to choose from in the studio. The challenge and fun for her is to create a vertical composition that is well balanced, and yet a bit funky.
She has been creating ceramic sculptures, often referred to as garden or table totems since 2015 - when she retired from teaching art full-time in Colorado. Prior to her teaching career she was a textile designer in NYC/Denver and a graphic designer in Chicago.
Each sculpture is made up of individual “beads” that are handmade by her in her NW Denver garage turned clay studio. She uses a variety of hand building construction methods to create each bead and finial. Making each bead unique and a bit funky is her interest. The finials (toppers) are primarily stylized birds, but dogs, cats and bees are also a part of her repertoire. Typically, Judy has a wide variety of beads to choose from in the studio. The challenge and fun for her is to create a vertical composition that is well balanced, and yet a bit funky.
