About Bea

Beatriz Gutiérrez González grew up in the island of Tenerife, Spain. Her journey with clay began in Scotland at age 28 and continued when she moved to America to study at Penland School of Crafts in 2010.

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In 2018 she built a wood kiln at her home in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Bedford County, Virginia.  Her work is available at her studio.

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Artist Statement:

"Being in relation with clay is one of the most primal experiences, a connection to the literal foundation of all things. In my long walks around the woods where I live in Virginia, I see the surfaces of my pots reflected. Each piece is touched with feelings of nostalgia for my homeland. My work is functional and is fired in a wood kiln."