1. “Tarbaby”, 2005, 43 x 24 x 32 in. or 109.2 x 61 x 81.3 cm, curly lamb, porcelain, suede leather, vinyl, rag rugs, and silicone rubber.
2. “The Garden,” 2004, 47 x 29 x 27 in. or 119 x 74 x 69 cm, china frog, ribbons, beads, acrylic paint on buckram, upholstery fabric, table runners, hooked wool rug.
3. “Tarbaby” (top view).
4. “The Garden” (top view).

5. Psalm 43 (A Prayer for Truth and Light), 2002, 8 x 12 x 12 in. or 20.3 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm, candle wax and wick.








Carol Cole
The Bubble Blower



Edited by Cornelia Lauf, Rome
Esaay by Irene Tsatsos, Los Angeles
Design and typesetting by Christophe Boutin, Paris
Research and coordination, Frances T. Wu, New York
Photography by C. Timothy Barkley, Greensboro, NC
Published by onestar press, Paris
Printed in Gent, Belgium by Drukkerij Imschoot

"Provocative, energetic, whimsical, and revealing are just a few ways to describe Carol Cole's art. Working in a wide range of mediums, [her] sculptures, paintings, prints, and tapestries exude an energy that is at once youthful and wise to the world. ...[her]work is deeply autobiographical while remaining ambiguous enough to draw in the viewer and allow for a personal dialogue between audience and work... Taken together these works challenge while also celebrating our assumptions and associations about culture, gender, and personal experience."

Todd Drake
Visiting Assistant Professor
Guilford College Art Department