Linda LeMar has been a professional artist for over twenty years. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Indiana University, in Bloomington in 1979 and Master of Fine Arts from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX in 1984.  She has been the recipient of numerous awards, grants, fellowships, and artists in residencies.

Linda is a founding member of Artists’ Own, an artists’ cooperative on 518 Main St in Lafayette where she has been selling sculpture and pottery since 1999.

Artists’ Statement

Working on the wall gives me the freedom to explore what I call 3 dimensional drawings. 

 I experiment with glazes that add texture and color found in the natural world where most of my inspirations come from. Some pieces are abstractions of birds, flowers or figures.  Many of these figures are expressions of emotion.  I see my work as visual poetry that can be interpreted by the viewer’s own set of experiences.

 I enjoy working with the physical qualities and gestures of the material while uncovering beauty and meaning. 

Paper Clay

I make my own paper clay by mixing paper pulp with water until it is fully hydrated. Then I mix powdered clay in water until it is as thick as pudding.  After blending the paper pulp and clay together I pour the thick liquid onto a large plaster table.  The plaster absorbs the moisture from the paper clay until I can peel strips of clay off the plaster slab.  With these strips I build my forms in layers. These pieces are then glazed and fired in a kiln.