Creative Process

A journey into the mind of Eleanor Coffey, as she speaks on the thoughts that inspire her artwork and details her process for its creation

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Eleanor Coffey was more than an artist - she was a visionary who translated emotion, history, and identity into physical form

Eleanor Coffey used her creative gift to reveal the abstract beauty of the human body and the invisible threads that connect us all

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Eleanor’s early sculptures are abstract portrayals of the human figure that explore the elasticity and uniqueness of laminated wood

Utilizing iron, steel, and found metals, Eleanor paid homage to African ancestry and the enduring strength of the African spirit

These works mark a culmination of both technique and vision, representing the apex of Eleanor’s artistic journey