Mandy Stapleford’s art and inspiration is derived from the wonders of the natural world. Her work in clay explores an array of forms, colors and textures she finds in nature. She strives to illustrate seamless and powerful relationships between art, science, nature and ourselves. Her work is original and innovative yet it is entirely familiar. It is the inside on the outside; the psyche and essence exposed. Much of her work deconstructs long held distinctions between the modern human and an ancient earth.