Caitlin Deane

Urthen

Urthen is the art of Caitlin Deane, ranging from adobe sculptures to ceramic pottery. Caitlin is a lover of all earth-based crafts. Her discovery of clay and its endless possibilities opened a path for her to develop a deep reverence towards local and natural materials. Through her work, she allows clay’s transformative properties, fragility, and ephemerality to discuss impermanence and change. After receiving her BFA in Ceramics & Concentration in Curatorial Studies from MICA in 2012, she spent 7 years in the Mojave Desert pursuing an education in earth architecture & sculpture at Cal-Earth Institute and a career as a production potter with MazAmar Art Pottery. Over the last decade, Caitlin has worked as a natural building and ceramics instructor, educational coordinator, and artist-in-residence at various nonprofits, widening her impact to both urban and rural communities. She became a full time potter in 2014 through her ceramics business, Urthen, focusing on birthing custom desert-inspired functional pieces for stores, galleries, and homes. Caitlin moved to the beautiful Illinois Valley of Southern Oregon in 2019 where she currently shares her passion for the arts through curating exhibits, membership programs, and more as Managing Director at The Southern Oregon Guild of Artists & Artisans.

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