From her ceramic studio to her large scale public art projects, private commissions, teaching, interior design business and exhibitions of her sculpture, Carol DeForest has been a force in the Memphis art community for the last 30 years. She has also been a nurturing spirit to artists and art lover alike. Her shrewd and unfailing art and design knowledge, taste and appreciation have acted as a guide to many. DeForest works from a studio connected to a 170-year-old home in midtown Memphis which she shares with her husband and assortment of dogs.