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Member Directory
- Details for Individual Member
First Name:
Harlan
Last Name:
Schwall
Company Name:
Harlan T. Schwall Paint and Clay
Email:
harlantschwall@yahoo.com
Website:
Artist Statement:
Harlan Toole Schwall received her B.F.A. in Painting and Sculpture from Appalachian State University and also studied pre-medicine, Biology, Painting and Art History at the University of Alabama for five years. Growing up along the Gulf coast is the biggest influence on Harlan’s work. She paints large oils and watercolors, usually figurative and from life. Her work is visceral and emotional and her technique involves the building up of many transparent layers. She also creates ceramic sculpture and pottery. She combines hand building with throwing on the wheel and is a master in sgraffito. She is a mother and wife and believes that art and water are life and heal the soul. She has devoted the past 11 years of her career to teaching children and bettering her community. She is now a full time artist and resides in her studio at Central Arts Collective. “I believe I was given my talent to help others find their strengths, overcome their mental and physical challenges and bring awareness of the Arts to my co