ARTIST’S BIO

Originally trained as a painter, Esta moved to the southwest in 1970 and discovered the medium of clay while taking pottery classes. "Once I began working with clay, I knew I was home." It is the desert southwest where she derives her inspiration for the forms of Native American Women adorned in traditional dress, a child wrapped in a blanket in a woman's arms or a women carrying a pot on her head. It is the process of creating her art which Esta enjoys the most, not necessarily the final result. "I love to see the working out to the completed piece. I like to use colors that make you feel good." The warm, friendly persona of the artist herself is evident in each of her one-of-a-kind creations.