Who is Grey Forest Studio?

The Harwood’s have been married since 1998 giving them the experience of fifteen years of teamwork. The Harwoods started Grey Forest Studio, LLC in 2011 with a dream to follow in the career footprints of artist couple Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

Inez Harwood is currently enrolled in the Bachelors of Fine Arts program at Utah Valley University. Her Emphasis is Water-Media. Inez has shown art at Orem Arts in the Park 2011 and 12, Woodbury Art Museum, Studio 760 and Utah Valley University Student Center.  Her artwork is in the permanent collection at J Dawgs Provo and Orem; her artwork is in several private collections. Inez is currently enrolled in the Center for Advancement of Leadership at Utah Valley University. Last year Inez led one of the first student led fundraisers for the building fund at Utah Valley University that coordinated student efforts with the local talent of Greg Olsen, bringing public validation of the quality of education offered in the fine arts program at Utah Valley University. Inez was chosen to be one of the presenting Artists at Utah Academy of Arts and Letters in 2012.

You can see more of Inez’s artwork at GreyForestStudio.com

Jerel Harwood received his Bachelors of Fine Arts at Utah Valley University (Cum Laude) 2010 and is currently in the Masters of Fine Arts Program at Brigham Young University. His emphasis is Ceramics. Jerel has shown art at Brigham Young University’s Gallery 303, Utah Valley University Library Gallery, Woodbury Art Museum, Rio Gallery, Orem Arts in the Park and Utah Food and Care Coalition: Bowls for Humanity. Jerel’s artwork is in the permanent collection at Big B Creations, and in several private collections.  Jerel is one of the charter contributing artists for the Bowls for Humanity yearly event that raises funds for the Utah Food and Care Coalition. He is also one of the founding artists for the Utah Valley University Ceramic Artist Association.  An Image of Jerel’s work has been published in Lark Books’ 500 Raku published March 2011.