Linda DeBoer Clay

Artist Bio

Linda discovered her affinity for clay when she and her husband Will, moved to Tucson, 25 years ago and signed up for a community arts class. Her interest continued to grow and develop as she pursued local potters as mentors, national workshops and learning opportunities including attending an artist residence program in Jingdezhen, China in 2017. Today she has a home studio and participates in select local art shows and galleries. She works in mid range and high-fire clays and glazes. Her work is both wheel thrown and hand-built, functional and non-functional. She often incorporates other art mediums into her work, most notably collaborating with her husband, Will in combining her clay art with stained glass, where his proficiency rests. “I like to think my ceramic art is functional and beautiful at the same time. The desire to craft comes from within—an idea may percolate for a long time then take actual shape in a matter of minutes. And then the refining or contemplative process toward the finished piece is most satisfying.”

Linda enjoys hiking, traveling in their RV, birding, exploring the palette of the desert Southwest with its flora and fauna which becomes her inspiration and is reflected in much of her art.