Carol Flaitz

Carol Flaitz uses a variety of textured media to develop abstract paintings inspired by the visceral memories of geological landscapes.   The natural formations that inspire her work can be one millionth of a meter wide, visible only with the aid of a microscope, or the most panoramic geological land marks, stretching a thousand meters tall each of which provide mesmerizing illusions of a questionable scale.  Carol imitates the organic feel of glazing and clay sculpture, but on two dimensional surfaces, using acrylics, crystalline salts, ground glass, various resins, encaustic, and burnt wood.

Bio:

Carol's artistic career began at the age of thirteen under the instruction of Katherine Nelson - student of Hans Hoffman.  She was raised in Alfred, NY, also home to the College of Ceramics where she received her Fine Arts degree and then went on to receive her Masters in ceramic sculpture in Cardiff, Wales.  She taught art for 13 years and has shown her work in the Hudson region, in New York City, and internationally in Germany, Sweden and Malta among others.  In addition her work was selected by NASA for the Moon Ark project where selections of our culture were left on our Moon.