http://www.nancyvalle.com/NancyValle.com/Ceramic_Portfolio/Ceramic_Portfolio.html ABOUT THE WORK: Since beginning work in sculpture and clay, a broad theme has been central to my work: the relationship between the physical cycles of the natural world and past and present culture. The clay forms are hand-built. Some are counter -balanced and reveal internal tensions and energy. Others communicate harmony and balance. These forms mirror the birth and transformations that are inherent in the process of becoming; either in the search for self-identity or in the organic nature of our relationships with others. The clay surface marks and glaze colors are intended to integrate the form and are added throughout my entire process, correlating to dynamics that unfold through time. The final kiln http://www.nancyvalle.com/NancyValle.com/Ceramic_Portfolio/Pages/SCULPTURE_%E2%80%A2_POETRY_COLLABORATION.html a6c66e94-d173-42aa-a4b4-d7ee78c619cc http://www.nancyvalle.com/NancyValle.com/Ceramic_Portfolio/Pages/sculpture.html a7a507a1-c5d5-4a9d-9583-461d623c6be4 http://www.nancyvalle.com/NancyValle.com/Ceramic_Portfolio/Pages/Wall_Sculpture_%26_Tiles.html 4977ee2b-3385-488a-a7ee-3bebd9a4f4f8 http://www.nancyvalle.com/NancyValle.com/Ceramic_Portfolio/Pages/new_ceramic_tiles.html 893c3706-7453-4a9b-95ff-84e0ccfa5a17 http://www.nancyvalle.com/NancyValle.com/Ceramic_Portfolio/Pages/Hanging_Ceramic_Sculptures.html 69115c54-bb1e-438b-b1f1-ce8cdc5111e8 http://www.nancyvalle.com/NancyValle.com/Ceramic_Portfolio/Pages/Large_Ceramic_Vessels.html 619ee011-7f73-4726-942e-517aecd5cd41 http://www.nancyvalle.com/NancyValle.com/Ceramic_Portfolio/Pages/75_textures.html a54eae72-0e77-4fcd-9f6c-7e47f6b0d503