About Me
My Work
My Inspiration
Technique
Form follows function - the byline of the Bauhaus pottery tradition - has informed my work for quite some time. The tableware is designed to contain wholesome food and encourage conviviality in sharing it.
Garden art and tile collage allow me an expressive outlet for whimsy and
sculptural design.
I did not really start my explorations in
Form follows function - the byline of the Bauhaus pottery tradition - has informed my work for quite some time. The tableware is designed to contain wholesome food and encourage conviviality in sharing it.
Garden art and tile collage allow me an expressive outlet for whimsy and
sculptural design.
I did not really start my explorations in clay until I was 40, and somehow I still feel like a beginner, learning new things all the time.
Technique
My Inspiration
Technique
I work primarily in stoneware, firing at cone 10 in a gas-fired kiln. I also do some work in an electric kiln at cone 6. I work at a cooperative pottery studio called Club Mud, where we share equipment but mix our own glazes and do our own firings. I have learned so much from my fellow-potters, and am glad to be a part of a community of craftspeople.
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
I backed my way into the clay studio, through a masters degree program in art therapy, where I thought I wanted to study the relationship between art and mental health. A ceramics class revealed working with clay as my therapy, and there was no turning back. The art therapy program morphed to art education, and I have taught clay (and ot
I backed my way into the clay studio, through a masters degree program in art therapy, where I thought I wanted to study the relationship between art and mental health. A ceramics class revealed working with clay as my therapy, and there was no turning back. The art therapy program morphed to art education, and I have taught clay (and other artrs) classes to every age and ability, and learned much from my students. I find inspiration for my work in nature, in story and in my dream life.