I am a realist sculptor and earth is my medium. I work in oil-based clay cast in traditional bronze. One of my earliest influences was seeing Michelangelo’s “Pieta” on loan from the Vatican in the 1964 World’s Fair. It became a key inspiration in my art life. My goal is to depict shared experiences and communicate universal principles. Using clay and symbolism, I try to show the expressiveness of the human experience. J. Leo Fairbanks, of the outstanding Fairbanks sculpting family, wrote his artist statement as a poem, and I echo his thoughts: “Art is for service; for making things beautiful as well as useful; for lifting man above the sordid things that grind and depress; to give a joyous optimism in one’s work; to realize transitory hopes in enduring tangible material; to visualize ideals and to idealize realities.

Contemplation

This female figure sits quietly on her lily pad beside still water. Deep in thought, she has laid her head down on her raised knees to quietly contemplate the dribble of water coming through her fingers.

Meet the Artist

Annette Everett

Annette Whitaker Everett received her art education at Brigham Young University, University of Utah, and the Art Academy of Cincinnati. After painting and teaching oil and pastel, sculpture is now her primary focus. Her monuments are in many places in the St. George area. “Juanita Brooks,” installed at 100 West Tabernacle, is her latest monument. “Levi Savage” will soon be dedicated in Tocqueville, Utah. 

Website: annette-everett.com