I started my journey with clay as an undergraduate engineering student when I took a ceramics elective. I fell in love with the feel of clay in my hands, and its ability to become anything my imagination desired. More recently I started taking wheel throwing classes at Potters Place with Susan Brum and rediscovered my love of the medium. I am now a full time studio member and enjoy the endless variety of techniques and creative possibilities that clay allows.

My favorite forming style is on the wheel. When I am at my best, the work becomes meditative, and the time just flows by. I love how a form develops in my hands almost by magic.

I’m inspired by many things, including the work of other potters. I tend to like simple, clean functional forms that have character. I am inspired by repetitive patterns, and the random flow of glazes.

Never take anything for granted. No piece of pottery is complete until it has been removed from the glaze kiln. Until then, anything can go wrong.

Beauty can take time to become apparent. I’m often disappointed in my work when I first see the finished product, because it never quite looks like I imagined it would. Only after some time has passed, and I have dispensed with my preconceived notions, does the beauty of the piece become apparent to me.

Ancient. Beauty. Organic

My greatest challenge is glazing. I have a hard time committing to a glaze combination, and I often don’t get the results I am looking for. I’ve learned to be more open minded about my expectations, and let the glazes work their magic.

How much time and effort goes into each and every piece.

I’m particularly happy with how the glaze turned out on this bowl. I like how all of the layers interact to develop interest, and yet aren’t overwhelming.