inspired artist

Inspired artist

Courtney Mattison is an artist that works with clay to make ceramic pieces. This pieces are mostly small pieces of coral reef which she then adds together to make a large scale piece. She was born in San Francisco, then she received an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree in marine ecology and ceramic sculpture from Skidmore College in 2008 and a Master of Arts degree in environmental studies from Brown University with coursework at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2011. Courtney choose to do coral reefs because she loves them for being exotic and diverse. She believes that "We protect what we care about and we care about what we know and understand. Art can bring the beauty and peril of reefs above the surface and into view and can inspire us to protect the ocean." so she is trying to protect the coral reefs.