Carole Pierce, a graduate of SMU continued her studies at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA. where she received her MFA. Pierce concentrates on “the natural world and the atmospheric conditions that contribute to the weather”. The current body of new work represents the four elements: fire, water, land and air. Pierce resides north of the bay area of San Francisco. Each day she observes the affects of these elements both visually and physically in her environment. Her landscapes and abstractions are a sharing of what she sees and how she, and her perception of others, is physically affected by the elements.