AN ARTIST RIDING HORSES FOR MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY

About Marilyn Hartness

Marilyn Hartness is the owner and creator of Belle Terre Gallery. She is retired from Wingate University, where she taught ceramics and ceramics art history. As an associate art professor, Marilyn inspired students to evoke philosophical thinking into their clay work, as they worked on their ceramic assignments.

Marilyn with her husband John

Marilyn riding Haley (CMF Hallel), her Arabian

Lonnie and Zoey in the studio

About Belle Terre Gallery

Belle Terre Gallery creates utilitarian ware, sculptures and equine fantasy art which is inspired by her love of nature and horses. Her art may incorporate statements about ecology and current events and often incorporate themes of hope and the belief that anything is possible..

Belle Terre Gallery relocated to a new home in Savannah, Georgia 2021, so that Marilyn and her husband, Dr. John Hartness, could enjoy retirement in this coastal community, where some members of their family live.

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Brave the Day by Marilyn Hartness

Marilyn has written a book about her personal cancer experience. The title of the book is Brave the Day, a Journey of Surviving Cancer, now in its second printing. It is for sale as an e-book at Kindle and Nook, on Amazon, and at the Wingate University Bookstore on campus. Or you can contact Marilyn and she will be happy to mail you a copy.

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