These last few years I have made a journey into what it means to be human, with all its complexities of emotions, feelings and contradictions. This journey has inspired my recent explorations of surface, space and form. In the landscapes and canyons of the human heart reside the “Birds of the Inner Heart.” They are travelers from other worlds, unchained spirits, messengers and survivors. In this series of work, the form is activated by the surface; I am mesmerized by how a single line can bring a form to life, a line that contains the rhythm and soul of the piece, a line through space, a three-dimensional line. I keep on listening, responding and learning — applying what I know, remaining curious and willing to go out on a limb.
—Goedele Vanhille
Goedele Vanhille has been making sculptural clayworks since she was twelve years old. After finishing college in Belgium with a degree in Ceramics, she came to the Tuscarora Pottery School in Nevada for a four-month clay-intensive program under Dennis Parks. Once back in Belgium, she made functional work to be sold in shops around the country and created sculptural work for exhibitions. Vanhille returned to Tuscarora for another summer of study, and then attended Paul Soldner’s special student program in Claremont, California. She moved to southwest Colorado, and for the last 33 years has maintained a ceramic studio and raised a family.