BIOGRAPHY

Laura Caroline Casas is a potter and illustrator from Columbia, NC. Casas graduated from Western Carolina University in 2018 with a BFA in Studio Art. Laura now resides in Raleigh, NC where she is the clay studio coordinator and pottery instructor at the Pullen Arts Center. She operates her own studio practice, Casas Studios, in a rented space at The Carter Building, Downtown Raleigh.

ARTIST STATEMENT

“My pottery is hand-built from red earthenware; pinched, coiled and decorated with an array of colored slips and underglazes. I aim to create wares that resonate with the user – all while expressing my inherited cultural memory through narrative and latent energies. I acknowledge not only my own identity as a contemporary latine individual, but engage with indigenous influences and history through my forms, clay choice, color palette and techniques.”

Website: www.lauracarolinecasas.com
Instagram: @casas.studios