Pam Stern

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Pam was born in Michigan and raised in Louisiana to a magician father and a mother who modeled for a magic company, often "cut in two" or with her head cut off. These memories from her childhood have had a profound affect on her life and work. She was always in trouble in school for daydreaming and doodling, this was before anyone knew about attention deficit disorder.

Pam was a member of the Torpedo Factory in Virginia where she worked and sold her art. She had a solo show at the Torpedo Factory and has shown locally in many group shows in Dallas and Fort Worth. Her paintings are in several public buildings and a large weaving hangs in a bank in downtown Fort Worth.

Stern has worked as an illustrator and uses these graphic skills in her ceramic sculpture. She has studied at Texas Christian University, University of Texas at Arlington and Tarrant County College where she studied ceramics with Karmien Bowman. Her interest has been figurative with emphasis on women, mystery and magic and their connection to the natural world. Her work requires close scrutiny because there are many small surprises and hidden images.