Studio 12: Phyllis Thelen

Phyllis Thelen is an experimental artist creating sculptural forms out of organic materials. She received her B.A. in Art from Connecticut College, and continued her education at the Art Institute of San Francisco, Dominican University of California, and the Miasa Bunka Center in Japan, where she studied with Toshi Yoshida.  Phyllis received an honorary Ph.D. from Dominican University in 2002.

Her sculptures take three basic forms:  vessels, creatures, and sanctuaries. The sculptures are made out of organic materials, including barks, pods, plant stalks, banana leaves, bamboo shields and shells.