About

I create sculptures and paintings that are inspired by nature, focusing on water and on intertidal ecosystems.  The fascination, curiosity and rejuvenation that are inherent in exploring nature and being near water abound in my original, hand-crafted artwork, designed to infuse your space with these sensations.  

 

Artist Statement

My work focuses on the boundary between water and land; the fluctuating intertidal area between wet and dry that both lures people in and is also fraught with warning.  I work both two-dimensionally and three-dimensionally to explore this edge as a constantly changing boundary.  This body of work is a reflection on coastal landscapes and their ecosystems, inspired by memories of coastal childhood trips from Maine to North Carolina and by observing intertidal zones throughout southeast Virginia.

Anna V. Freeman

Artist Bio

Award-winning ceramic artist Anna Velkoff Freeman lives in Virginia Beach, VA, where she works as an artist and art instructor, teaching at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and local colleges.  Anna concentrated in Ceramics and Printmaking at Alfred University's School of Art & Design, where she earned her B.F.A. She earned her M.F.A. in Visual Studies through a joint interdisciplinary program at Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University.  Her work has been exhibited across the country and is held in private collections internationally.  Images of her work have been published in books including Image Transfer on Clay, 500 Ceramic Sculptures, Ceramic Sculptures and Ceramics Today.