Verina Baxter
"Mr. Wrinkle's Favorite Speedwagon"
9' 7" h
Powder Coated Stainless Steel and Aluminum
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Verina Baxter education includes the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee; the Loveland Academy of Fine Arts in Loveland, Colorado; and the Abruzzi Mountain Art School in Anversa degli Abruzzi, Italy. Her artworks are exhibited nationally and included in numerous private and corporate collections.
Artist Statement:
I build the surroundings in which I live. I build objects I hope will enrich the environment of others.
I am a problem solver. I see a space and in my mind begin to construct an element to complete the area. I find a new material or a known material in a different form and know there will be a time when I will work with that item. If there is no fit in a current project - then it must be remembered because it will be the solution in a future construction.
Opportunity drives my work - a new material, new exhibition or commission. The creative part of my mind lives no differently than when I was a child. Only the material and cost have changed.