Since I was a child, I knew I wanted to be an artist. I began my B.F.A. wanting to be a painter, but after my Junior-Year-Abroad experience in England, I ended up spending all my time in the sculpture studio piecing together found objects to create odd structures that attempted to reveal mysterious pyschological states. This interest in using 3-dimensional construction to express what I observed about life culminated in an M.F.A in sculpture.

When I began teaching full time at the University of Saint Mary, I began working with clay and eventually the peacefulness of the forming process, the challenge of the glazing and firing process, the unlimited search for new forms, new techniques, new glazes, etc. led me to choose clay as my exclusive medium for expression.

I enjoy creating objects of beauty which function within living spaces, adding pleasure to daily life. The works are designed with a particular function in mind. In the teapots, special attention is placed on making the lids fit tightly and constructing the spouts so that they pour smoothly without dripping. Many of the teacups are impressed with texture so that they feel unusual when held, nudging the user into the present moment just before they taste the tea. The flower vases are designed to either show off the unique qualities of an individual plant or display a grouping of flowers in an unusual way.

Years of formal art training, academic research and observing original works formed a unique foundation for my work. Teaching art history (Stone Age - Medieval, Western and Non-Western Art) has a considerable impact on my ceramic style. All the cultures I have studied are an influence but the following ceramic styles are of particular interest to me: Southwest Pueblo pottery, Chinese Tang and Sung Dynasty ceramics, Japanese Jomon and Momoyama ceramics, and Peruvian Mocha and Nazca ceramics.