Artist's Statement

Discovery in everyday things and in the process of how it all works together fascinates me. Art comes alive to me through images, visions, dreams, feelings, and perceptions. It seizes my soul from the inside; it searches to find out what it means in my relationship to the world as I know it. I find that you must discover who you are as a person through your art and the way that you express your creativity, whether it be painting, photography, pottery, or sculpture. It is a declaration of sorts that allows your inner soul to shine through in your work as an artist. Sometimes the work is sad, sometimes it is happy, and sometimes it is indifferent to the world around it. It is this factor that allows me to ascertain who I am as an artist and exactly what I want to say. That is one of the reasons that my work is so varied and different; each part represents a part of who I am, what I see, and what I want to say. It is my journey of self-discovery and personal style.

 

 

Bio

Carole Marie has been a professional artist since 1999. She was a photographer until the year 2000, when she began taking art classes under the tutelage of Mary Hardy at MGCCC in Gautier, Mississippi. Mary inspired her to pursue her love of painting and the arts through many different mediums. Graduating in 2004 with an Associate of Arts degree member of the All-Mississippi Academic Team, she painted passionately until Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005. Throughout 2006, Carole Marie has exhibited her art from the east coast to the west coast. Although she exhibits her work locally at the Art House Co-Op in Ocean Springs, the majority of her paintings have been selected for juried shows out of state.
Painting is not her only passion. Stuart has discovered the world of clay. Things have not been the same since she formed a love-hate relationship with clay. Clay has become a serious study of a different style of expressing her love of the coast and joy of living. Presently, she is throwing and showing pottery at Saint Petersburg Clay Company in Florida, but will return to the coast in early spring 2007.

 

 

 

Contact Information: Carole Marie (Stuart) 3610 Bienville Blvd., M108 Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564 228-313-0259 carole1947@bellsouth.net