Professionally, I’m an architect, but spiritually I'm an artist. Working in the highly computerized world of making rectilinear drawings of buildings in black and white, created a hunger in me for curvilinear forms and color. To fulfill this hunger, and to unwind from this environment, I started cultivating a hobby of botanical painting in watercolors and acrylics. Using colors, water, and brushes with hands after working on a computer is like therapy for the mind, body and soul!
Bel Cauley is a ceramic artist from Tampa, Florida, who creates functional pottery designed to spark joy in everyday life. Her work blends utility with charm, resulting in pieces that are not only practical but sweet.
Ceramics has always played an important role in my life. As a middle schooler in the Netherlands, I was given the key to the art room to work independently and assist my teacher on special projects.
I later studied Economics at the Free University in Amsterdam and worked as a financial analyst. To find balance, I returned to ceramics, studying sculpture with Dutch artist Femke Kempkes, focusing on the human body.
