DELORA BERTSCH
DELORA BERTSCH
ABOUT
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Delora Bertsch was born profoundly deaf in Pasadena, California.
During her childhood, Her father moved her family of six around in United States and Europe for his work. She attended many private and non-mainstream public schools, and graduated at Miraleste High School in Palos Verdes, California.
Delora attended at University of California Santa Barbara majoring two studies in Creative Studies and Anthropology, and then transferred to Golden West College to complete her certificate in Graphic Design and Telecommunication. Worked for an independent graphic design company in Torrance, CA. for few years, and then decided to pursue to study further in Art Education teaching program at California State University of Long Beach in 1994. One spring semester, she took a ceramic course, and found very intriguing with huge aku kiln in the courtyard, immediately she was so inspired with a new found passion to use Raku firing for her pottery works. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Art Education in 1998.
ABOUT
Delora Bertsch was also known as a De'VIA deaf artist which she uses formal art elements with the
intention of expressing innate cultural and her personal deaf experience. Delora has participated in numerous art
shows where her works have been exhibited in throughout California, Chicago, Louisana, New Orleans, and
Woodbury Museum in Utah.
Delora is currently teaching private ceramic and raku workshops with adults and children at the Angels Gate
Cultural Center since 2002 where her studio is.
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Delora Bertsch is a notable raku ceramic artist and selected member of the Angels Gate Cultural Center and Palos Verdes Art Center.
She studied at University of California Santa Barbara in Creative Studies and Anthropology, and Golden West College to complete her certificate in Graphic Design and Telecommunication. She decided to pursued to in Art Education teaching program at California State University of Long Beach.
She was also known as a De'VIA deaf artist which she uses formal art elements with the intention of expressing innate cultural and her personal deaf experience. Her raku ceramics have been exhibited in California, Chicago, Louisiana, New Orleans, and Woodbury Museum in Utah.
She is currently teaching private ceramic classes and raku workshops with adults and children at the Angels Gate Cultural Center.
' My clay works speak of dreams, life and mystery. '
contact
msdbertsch@aol.com
@BERTSCHRAKU
