"I AM THE WALRUS" by Bernadette Vielbig
"I AM THE WALRUS" by Bernadette Vielbig
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"I AM THE WALRUS" by Bernadette Vielbig

$550.00
$550.00
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"I Am the Walrus" by Bernadette Vielbig 
Reclaimed lumber, porcelain doll parts,
hardware, ink, paint, stain, paste wax
and clear coat
27"W x 18"H x 6"D
$550

See work by Bernadette Vielbig at The FORD Studios in Downtown Marion, Virginia.Bernadette Vielbig was born & raised on a small self-sufficient farm in northern California. Her formative years left an impression of usefulness in all things deep in her psyche. Bernadette studied fine art & design throughout her youth and earned a BA in Studio Art from Humboldt State University and went on to earn a MFA with studio concentrations in sculpture & design from Louisiana State University. While attending LSU, Vielbig taught 3-D design & drawing classes before earning her letters.
During her career as an academic she was a faculty specialist in new facilities, labs, building design and accomplished such tasks at the University of South Carolina Columbia, Central Michigan University, where she was also awarded the Stephen F Barstow Artist in Residence, before moving onto a tenure track role as the sole faculty in the sculpture area curriculum at Spokane Falls Community College in eastern Washington. Bernadette left her post and tenure in eastern WA to come back home to

northern California. In spring 2017 she landed on the edge in Eureka where she plans to stay.

Bernadette occasionally teaches workshops or lectures at large, and is active in her own studio practice research.  Her work has been featured nationally at gallery & museum venues including the Kohler Design Center, Chrysler Museum of Art, NOLA Contemporary Art Center, and the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. She is represented in both public & private collections across the country. Vielbig has received grants & awards for her work and has held positions with several artist-in-residence programs nationally. Her media choices & skill set in fine art are vast, one could almost say limitless; she works with what she has, where she is.  An accomplished fabricator, caster, and builder she often starts with the found object as a launching point.

"My studio practice is constantly exploring new ways of communicating visually with old things." --Bernadette Vielbig