Artist Statement

I am developing a language, through drawings and ceramic vessels, informed and inspired by seed pods, bones, and the spine. These pieces are subtly off kilter like the body. Clay is my mischievous collaborator.

My practice is powered by observing unseen but felt reverberations. I am compelled by archaic and ritual objects, and the energized spaces between things. Like seeds and bones they carry stories of the past and instructions for the future. 

The body is a vessel and a vehicle, the spine is a channel for universal energy.  Humans are conjoined with and dependent on both earth and sky.  My work tells this story.

Bio

Annalisa Chasan was born in Cape Town,  South Africa. She has been a close observer and maker since she could hold a crayon.  She received a BFA in sculpture from the University of Oregon.  Her studies in graphic design at California College of Art continue to influence her sculpture and drawing.  Annalisa earned a certificate of art education from San Francisco State University,  and taught children and adults for 15 years. She has a decades long mind/body movement practice. Her two-wing studio is the hub of both her practices: teaching clients and making art.  Annalisa lives in Northern California and is a wife and mother of 2 teenagers.