Emily Cox creates Raku-fired and hand-painted ceramic sculpture capturing the dramatic movement and textures of the wildlife, wind and water of the bayous, marshlands and forests of Louisiana and North Carolina.

Marsh birds and dragonflies animate her vases and wall-hangings. Each piece is sculpted and carved, fired and glazed in a green, turquoise and copper palette then infused with the smoke of the Raku-firing process. Visit http://www.untamedclay.com for photos.

Emily Cox, Ceramic Sculptor

1966: Born & raised in Lake Charles and the Wetlands of Louisiana

1986-87: Scholarship Year Abroad, Catholic University in Angers, France

1988: B.A Loyola University, New Orleans (Public Relations/French)

1988-91: Public Relations French Cultural Services, French Consulate

1991-93: Apprentice to Director, Ya/Ya, Inc. & Young Artists' Mentor

1990-1993: New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts (Figure Sculpture/Drawing)

1993-1995: Carrboro Elementary School (teaching assistant/social work intern)

1995-97: M.S.W. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

1996--: Begin raising two children near New Hope Creek in Durham, NC

1997-2004: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist

2004-07: Claymakers student, Develop vision of untamedclay.com

2006: Georges Rousse-Durham public art project site captain/translator

2008--: Co-president, Clayworks Guild