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Narrative

I grew up in the Midwest and after graduating from Wittenberg University with a BFA, worked as a graphic designer for fifteen years.

After I moved to California, I became interested in the meditative world, how meditation unlocks visualization, and how that in turn unlocks female power. When my husband and I wanted to start a family, I helped found and run a freestanding birth center in San Rafael, California, and taught meditation techniques to pregnant moms to open their sense of feminine power in labor. This profound experience still influences my art today and can be seen in the many vessel and purse shapes that I use.

When my youngest child entered kindergarten, I returned to fine art full time. After the violence of 9/11, I felt the need to add clay back into my mix of media, healing myself by literally sticking my hands into the earth. Since that time, I have concentrated on working in combinations of clay, fiber and mixed media.

Current Work
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Hand Built Pit Fired Vessel
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Dancing Persimmons
Work image 2
Alpenglow
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Pit Fired Vessel with Copper Wash
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Whoozit Teapot #2
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The Mothership
Websites and Social Media
Upcoming Events

Falkirk Cultural Center
Memories
Jan. 10 – Feb. 21
Reception Jan. 10, 5pm – 7:30pm

1408 Mission Ave.,  San Rafael, CA

ACCI Gallery
Open Daily
1652 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley 94709

Artworks Downtown
Members' Salon
Nov. 22 –Jan 25
Reception Jan 10,  6 – 8pm
Artist Talks Oct. 6 at 3pm
900 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926

General Info
Melissa
Woodburn
Address
1075 Calle Empinado
Novato
CA
94949
Studio Address
Phone Contact
415-235-6825
Membership
Clay
Exhibit planning, set-up, staff and admin support