JR Eason was born on a rural Idaho ranch and grew up within a “community of characters.” She is the third generation of “grit-filled farm women.” When she turned to a career as a self-taught sculptor at age 40, she chose to draw on a bank of personal experiences and memories. Her work depicts people and their universal emotions: “When I am sculpting, I am disconnected from everything and it is a delight. My figures and their individual expressions are brought from my own mind.”

Whether sculpting cowboys, farm women or other characters, Eason’s sculpture is easily recognized. With each piece, representational or stylized, the viewer is immediately drawn to the face which is always emotive.

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