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Born in Bozeman and raised in Helena, Page is a fifth
generation Montanan and a graduate of Carroll College. Page is
largely self-taught with the help of workshops and classes with many
talented residents at the Archie Bray
Foundation as well as with Ralph Esposito at Carroll. In November 2007,
Page established her own studio in the East Valley.
Page produces functional work as well as sculpture. Her focus in
functional work is the exploration of the relationship between surface
treatment and form. The goal is a surface that looks rough or even
messy on a form that begs to be picked up, then the lovely surprise of a
smooth satiny feel or intriguing texture rewards the curious. A
truly successful piece is one that engages the viewer and satisfies as
many senses as possible.
In her sculpture, Page is interested in the expression of
metamorphosis through inner consciousness and purposeful change. Life
experiences can change us as human beings and our interactions and
understanding of the world. Sculpture is a way to interpret those events
and reactions, taking an experience that is emotionally or mentally
painful or dark, and transforming it into a physical manifestation of
beauty.
Many people
have been curious about origins of the signature on the pots and the name
Zephyr Valley Pottery. At some point in the five generations of
Montana living, a brand was registered with the state as a "Reversed
Hanging Z V." In a family of strict and staunch Irish folk, it was
unusual that the brand came to Helen Newman Coleman, the youngest daughter
- not the eldest son, who named her ranch "Zephyr Valley." In honor
of the memory of her Grandmother, Page named her pottery after the ranch
where she spent part of her time growing up, and uses the brand as her
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