I am interested in color, the drawing process, and in relating the decorated clay surface with the form. My academic training in drawing and painting strongly influences my ceramic work. Color, line, shape and texture are all major elements that transform the clay into a three-dimensional canvas.

My wheel thrown pottery is often textured and altered during the throwing process. It is decorated while green using handpainted slips and underglazes, and the design is often drawn back into with various tools, a process called sgrafitto; enhancing definition, detail and surface texture. After a first firing, the work is glazed again using traditional poured, dipped or brushed glazes. I fire in an electric kiln to 1940 – 2000 degrees. This low-fire process provides me with a wide range and flexibility in working with color.

Each piece is one of a kind, food, microwave and dishwasher safe.

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I am a former furniture maker and have discovered many similarities between working with wood and working with clay. One of the exciting aspects of wood is that it continues to be alive, even in its finished state. Clay presents this “aliveness” as well.

As primarily a handbuilder, I can approach the clay slab as I would a piece of wood; building geometric and angular forms with clean lines. I often texture my clay slabs with various tools and found objects and enjoy utilizing slump and hump molds to form particular shapes. After bisque firing I finish the pots using a combination of poured and/or dipped glazes, making each glaze pattern unique. The pots are then glaze fired to about 1950 degrees in an electric kiln.

I enjoy working in sets and “families” of pottery. Eventhough repetitive shapes may look the same, each piece is individual and has its own feel and personality.

All pieces are intended to use everyday and are food, microwave and dishwasher safe.