At the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, from which Nicolette Reinsmith recently graduated, her Bay Area peers were mostly urban and moneyed, unlike Reinsmith, who describes her family as “lower middle class.” When she told fellow students stories about Humboldt County, they were baffled. They barely knew where it was. “They thought […]
Ceramics
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Lily Haas’ Muse is Nature
“I’ve been making art since as far back as I can remember,” says sculptress Lily Haas. “I still remember my … ceramics class in second grade.” From the beginning, she says she has used art feel grounded. Her relationship with clay offered her a vehicle for self-investigation and expression, and a place where she felt […]