Lisa Joerling

Lisa received a BFA from Jacksonville University in 1982. She promptly accepted a job tending bar in Atlanta. After many years of bending over backwards to please customers her back went out. A few years of physical therapy and rehabilitation followed. Then it was time to reinvent herself. Lisa returned to a life-long love of working with her hands. For the past thirty years Lisa has been a studio artist working in figurative clay and jewelry. In 2006 she moved from Folly Beach, South Carolina to Bakersville, North Carolina. She has enjoyed the change of view. Savoring the daily source of inspiration in the flora and fauna of the mountain landscape.

Artist Statement

Lisa has worked in both clay and metals for thirty years. Laughter and whimsy inspire and guide her work.

Every day the studio provides endless fascination . She is at her best ,she says,when she finds her own clay muse...amusing.

Lisa readily admits that she liked to anthropomorphize her animal figures, adding, “I love to pair animals with one another, wonder at the interactions, including interactions with humans.”