Happily Becoming / Lisa Falk

Creativity is infused in my life and spurred by the beauty I find in little things all around me. After moving my studio to my back patio during the Pandemic, I decided to build an inside home studio where I can still enjoy the early morning or evening light, flowers in the garden, and the birds that sing to me as I work (but without wind, heat, and mosquitos!). Come check out my new space!

I find inspiration in nature, architecture, travel, my dreams, and even in the playfulness of my cats. This past year I have been enjoying doing sgraffito (carving). Cats, flowers, and desert scenes blossom on my pottery now.

Colors also excite me. I love the turquoise of the Caribbean, the green-blues of Taos, the large white layered clouds against deep blue that build up leading to the SW monsoons, the dusty green of sage, the warm orange and purple of sunsets, and the ruby of cherries and prickly pear fruit. You will see those colors in the things I make. I’ve lived and traveled many places and their colors and designs make their way into my creations. Perhaps you’ll feel the rhythm of waves, the swiftness of a lizard scuttling up a wall, or the sensualness of dancing salsa in my pieces.

I’ve been doing pottery on and off since I was a teenager. In Tucson I picked it up again 16 years ago when my son wanted to learn. We did a parent-child class at the Tucson Clay Coop. He soon tired of it, but I continued and became a TCC member. While my studio is at home, I glaze and fire my work at the Clay Coop.