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Elizabeth Bonura's love affair with sculpting began at age twelve, when she enrolled in her first pottery class. Growing more confident in her work, she began to participate in local competitions, winning best of division for sculpture awards at both the 1992 and 1994 Houston Area Ceramics Show.
Elizabeth spent two years studying studio art at the University of Houston, developing a keen artistic sense in a number of mediums including painting,
jewelry and metal smithing. Although these forms of art were of interest, her true love remained
sculpting and she committed herself to pursuing figurines. In order to support herself in college, she began to create figurines of sorority girls that were later
sold in a Houston gift shop. Encouraged by the feedback she received from these preliminary
outings, she began to develop her craft more intimately and began working with porcelain.
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