About the Artist

         A self-proclaimed "accidental" artist, I stumbled into pottery while in college studying Business Administration and Health Education. Graduation requirements included taking self-expression credits. Enjoying working with my hands I quickly dismissed the poetry and interpretive reading classes. Sadly, weaving wouldn't fit my schedule, so I settled on a pottery course. By the end of the quarter, I was hooked. After the second quarter I had to quit or declare ceramics as a third major. Not wanting to become a professional student, I quit and focused again on my first two majors.

           After college I dove into the corporate life, got married, had children, volunteered and somehow found time to get a little muddy. Over the years priorities changed and I found it much more gratifying to sit in my garage at a potter's wheel than in a corporate boardroom.

           Now, over 20 years later, I have and in-home studio, do approximately 6-10 shows a year, teach art/pottery in my children's parent co-operative school and interact with pottery friends and other artists whenever possible. Most of my potting time is spent at the wheel creating functional wares; serving pieces are most fun. Good cooks believe presentation is as important as taste, and I agree. It’s not necessarily what you serve, it’s how you serve it! Decoration techniques include hand-made clay stamps, underglazes, or multiple glaze combinations to reflect lines and shapes I see at the beach, in the forest or in my backyard.

           A perfectionist at heart, I am on a quest to create the "perfect pot". Age and experience have taught me to accept that I will gladly never accomplish this. With every pot I make and every kiln I open, my reaction is the same, "Ooh, Aah, but what will happen if next time I just... ?"