Rose Driscoll: “I am a sculptor who has primarily worked in steel, bronze, aluminum and wood. Recently, I decided to switch mediums and learn the nuances of ‘clay.’ It’s been a steep learning curve from the fabrication of ‘hard’ materials to working my relationship with ‘malleable.’ I’ve learned the importance of managing ‘moisture’ as I helplessly witnessed ‘the slow crumble’ of what just a moment before…was a ‘completed’ piece. And finally, surface treatment is subjected to the ‘unknown,’ when what ‘makes’ or ‘breaks’ a piece is in control of The Kiln Gods. I received a BFA in New York’s St. John’s University, but my true education in the making of art began at the Santa Fe Community College. Its fully equipped studios come alive when its professionally skilled instructors both teach and mentor students in what feels like an MFA program.”