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About Me
Deli has a passion for design, creativity and education. She is an artist, an educator, and creative arts consultant whose work spans the areas of interior, event consultant and design, exterior design (landscape), education (staff training in best teaching practices including testing and measurement and curriculum and measurement, most importantly, she is a practicing ceramics artist and a college Professor of ceramics, in Southern California. Her work can be described as sculpturally aesthetic ceramics vessels of utilitarian value.
My Experience AS TEACHER.
I have taught in inner-city schools for 30 years, teaching both art as well as other academic subjects. I spent the first two years as a Middle School teacher in Inglewood Unified School District, interned in elementary school at Los Angeles Unified School Districts Carson Street Elementary. The remaining twenty-eight years, were spent teaching in the specialized unit of the Juvenile detention centers of The Los Angeles Probation Department as a Juvenile Halls and Camps teacher of The Los Angeles County Office of Education, Juvenile Court Schools under the Division of Students Programs.
My Experience AS sculptor.
I have designed and organized weddings, landscapes, and interiors and exhibited my work in shows, galleries, and competitions. My sculptural ceramic vessels have been featured in both the Los Angeles Times (LA Times)as well as The Orange County Register. I am passionate about what I do, whether it be in Art, interior, exterior design including event consultation and design, educational consultation and staff training.
My ART WORK.
My ceramic work
Her Ceramic works include sculptures of all kinds, typically known as sculptural ceramic vessels because of her unique technique of sculpting as she builds. She works with multi-media, off and on the wall sculptures and draws inspiration from her ethnic background as well as from artists like Bruce Anabrakpeya, Clary Nelson Cole, Salvador Dali to name a few. She has done custom commissioned pieces for people’s homes and enjoys teaching whether it be as a coach, conducting and organizing workshops, exhibits, awards assemblies and ceremonies and fairs. She is a true educational consultant whose passion in giving back to the community is her ultimate goal. She enjoys expressing her creativity and vision in the Arts and in education. She is a Leo, a naturally born leader.
Deli provides and brings a wide range of abilities and experiences to the table. She is great at programming and building sustaining programs, ventures and ideas from start to finish.