Carol Hawes’s love of art began in her mother’s ceramic studio. Her artistic endeavors were put on hold with a marriage and three beautiful children…which became the magic of her life. It wasn’t until they were of school age, Carol went to work as a Teachers Aid in the Wallingford school system. This allowed her to be home with her family.

It wasn’t until much later that her journey into art began.

From painting on furniture and walls, Carol went on to create with cloth HELENCAROL DOLLS with a good friend and artist.

Retired, Carol began to explore her love for clay and paint, which is when her mother’s years of teaching began to come back to her.

It wasn’t long before she fell in love with air dried clay and its endless possibilities to create.

Carol enjoys painting birds, animals and pets using watercolor as her medium of choice. Still creating…Her work is currently exhibited at Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook, Connecticut.