About Me
Working out of my studio at The Pottery on Salt Spring Island, I make hand-built ceramics, often large scale bowls and vases.
My pots are hand built with coils, slabs and pinching. I have had the good fortune of studying ceramics around the world, most importantly with Akio Takamori at the University of Washington in Seattle which left me above all else with an appreciation for the value of personal expression and good humour in art making.
As a member of the Tozan Society on Vancouver Island, some of my pieces are fired in a traditional Japanese wood kiln.
“Working with clay is a powerful reminder of the value of personal touch”
Education
1996-1998 MFA, Ceramics, University Washington, Seattle, WA.
1984-1986 MFA, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
1979-1983 BFA, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Residencies
1994 Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Edgecombe, ME
1993 European Ceramic Work Center, s’Hertogenbosch, Holland
1986 The Banff Center, Banff, AB
