Carolyn Eastman Cazares is a Woman of Letters – Hebrew letters. She fell in love with the letterforms over a decade ago and paints them in layered compositions that transcend translation. I visited Carolyn at her Studio on the edge of the Texas Hill Country north of San Antonio, and I was astounded with the diversity and passion in her work. When she falls in love with something – Hebrew letters, chunks of amber, faces that compel her, she is prolific in her explorations. Her amber and copper wire jewelry is lyrical – she says that amber is a combination of “liquid sunshine and ancient wisdom.”
She also makes a great chocolate gluten-free cake (and gave me the recipe). We talked for over an hour about creativity, relationships and art, and what inspires us, and we found a lot of common ground. If you’ve visited my house and my studio, you can see from the photos that Carolyn and I share a lot of the same kinds of “artists’ stuff”! Thanks for the visit, Carolyn – I will be back!
- As a calligrapher, Carolyn studied and painted the word Joy for a year
- Hebrew letters, layered and composed
- One of her spiral paintings – she says, “I went crazy for spirals”
- I love this evocative composition
- Hebrew letters, beautiful and cryptic
- Carolyn’s “big” studio – she is prolific
- A shelf in Carolyn’s “little” studio – like me, she loves visual collage
- Another area for inspiration
- Carolyn’s amber jewelry – it’s so light!
- Another studio view
- Copper wire and amber
- . . .and turquoise
- crocheted copper wire and amber
- another stunning piece, with crystals
- wonderful range of design
- a painting for her sister
- We share a lot of the same book titles
- Carolyn at a studio work table
I am a big fan of Carol’s and so glad you enjoyed her creative works and passion.