I live and work from a cozy little nest in a lovely valley of rolling green pastures and fruit orchards within the breathtakingly beautiful State of West Virginia. I spent my childhood playing in the hills and streams in this wonderful landscape. I believe my desire to create wildlife art and work with clay, and indeed my intense love of nature, was born out of those early days swinging from wild grapevine, hunting the elusive Pink Ladyslipper and sinking my toes in clay bottomed creeks.

To be able to draw from those memories of wildflowers and woodland animals, and then render them in a form to be appreciated, is truly a gift from Heaven above. Each watercolor painting and each piece of my ceramic art is fashioned by my hand alone and colored with inspiration from my gardens and the many species of birds and other wildlife that inhabit them.

My hope is that my art will be enjoyed like an old quilt that has been handed down from one generation to the next. But most of all that it inspires you to love all animals and nature, as I do.

***My Ceramic Porcelain Pottery, Buttons and Jewelry are available in my other Etsy shop: CynthiaCranesPottery (www.etsy.com/shop/cynthiacranespottery)

You can also find me here:

BLOG: www.TheCranesNest.com
INSTAGRAM: @cynthiacranespottery
PINTEREST: cynthiacranes
FACEBOOK: Cynthia Cranes Art and Pottery
TWITTER: @TheCranesNest