I miss my eight year old daughter and wife back home in America.  Many days I wonder why I’m here, rather than back home with the two of them.  To make my absence worth while I wanted to work that was different then what would be made in my own studio.  I also wanted the pieces to be inspired by my time in Rome.  I took textures from the streets and buildings I walk around at night and the churches and museums I see during the day.

 

BIO

Craig Clifford received his BFA from California State University Long Beach and his MFA from Louisiana State University.  His creative work often explores ideas of transformation, texture, color and function.  He shows his work through out the States, internationally, and regionally.  Craig is an Associate Professor of Ceramics at Wisconsin State University, Oshkosh.  He maintains a studio in Appleton Wisconsin, where he will complete work for upcoming two-person exhibitions at St. Norbert University, DePere WI and at Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington MN.

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