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Introduction
Now residing in Mesa, Arizona,
Heidi Maiers has been creating portrait sculpture for over
20 years. She received a bachelor of fine arts from the University
of Oregon in 1980 and has since studied with such renowned
sculptors as John Coleman, Eugene Daub, and Tuck Langlund
at the Scottsdale Artists School.
Born in Lancaster, CA,
the last child of 8, my love of sculpting developed at an
early age when I discovered that I could make figures out
of the clay soil of the hot Mojave desert and that they would
dry to a state of permanency when left out in the scalding
sun.
I have been sculpting on and
off all of my life - unfortunately more off - between raising
two children and working a full time job at a terrific software
development company (infograph.com).
I have spent many wee hours in the morning working on a piece,
long after any sane person would have gone to bed, knowing
that if they don't their brain will be mush the next day.
For some reason, when I am working on a piece, I just can't
pull myself away - I keep seeing "just one more thing" I
want to do before I stop. I look forward to retirement when
I will have the time and the freedom to really pursue my
passion, and to develop whatever sliver of "talent" that
I have been given. But alas, that is a few years away yet...
Sharing the works of
other family members
My mother, Betty Schwartz,
is still an active oil painter now in her 80's and has her
works in galleries along the beautiful Oregon coast. Specifically,
Newport, Or. I dabbled at painting and drawing in my youth
- winning several awards at the county fair for my pen and
ink works - but never developed a knack for mixing color. 3
dimension just seemed to come more naturally. Besides, though
I've been told that I am "thick skinned" by my
coworkers, I wouldn't have taken the criticism very well
from my mother, who is quite a remarkable painter.
mom
Paintings
I also have one brother, Mick
Schwartz, who has dedicated his lifetime to making things
in clay. He lives in Paradise, CA, and is an amazing potter.
I would love it if he would give me some glazing tips. You
can check out his work through:
brother
Mick Pottery
Closest sister Jo-Hanna has channeled
her artistic eye towards breathtaking photography. View some
spectacular scenes from the Oregon coast:
sister
Jo Photography
Big sister Meri
was always an amazing draw-er (I know that is not a real
word, but I like it) and guitar player. Recently she has taken up
photography as a creative pass time:
sister
Meri Photography
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