Gera Scott Chandler has been
an artist for as
long as she can remember. After a rewarding teaching career, she
decided to rediscover her own creative processes and began studies in
ceramics at Emily Carr College of Art and Design. Her formal studies
paused when she had her children but the internet gave her a chance to
branch out to other mediums and to meet other artists both online and
at conferences and workshops in Canada and the United States. These
explorations led her to experiment with polymer clay which has proven
to be the perfect foundation medium for her approach. Each of Gera's
creations have stories to tell of imaginary worlds and engaging
characters and celebrate the beauty, colour and texture of the West
Coast environment.
Gera's studio is located in
Victoria, B.C. Her work is in collections across Canada, the U.S.,
Europe and Japan and has been used in motion picture set design. She is
a member of the Crafts Association of British Columbia, the Island
Artisans' Association, the Oak Bay Community Artists and several online
Polymer Clay Groups. She is a founding member of the Vancouver Island
Polymer Clay Artists' Guild.