I live in Sharon with my husband, 3 kids, and my dog. When I'm not doing pottery, I am working as a community rabbi, riding my bike around town, gardening, baking, or playing with my kids.

I’m one of the newer members of Potters Place. I was so happy to be able to join the studio when it moved to Sharon in 2021.

After the birth of my second child, I started to feel like I was losing my sense of self. I had been living in our new home for a year but not unpacked my crafting and art supplies. That summer, I decided that I would start taking two art classes. I signed up for a painting class and Joyce Lauro's hand-building class. I stuck with painting for about a year (two different teachers), but ultimately decided it wasn't for me. When Joyce's class ended, I begged Sue Brum to take me on as a student and I fell in love with the wheel. I've learned so much over the past four years and really grown as a potter.

This winter I took Sue's "throwing big and tall" class, where I made pieces larger than I could have imagined I was capable of. And I've recently started to try my hand at more artistic pieces - wall hangings and mosaics using broken pottery.

I love wheel throwing. I'm just beginning to get more creative with what I'm making. It's been fun to branch out and try new things.

I'm constantly learning. For example, I'm taking a class on throwing bigger pots because, thus far, I'm still working on creating (and not accidentally ruining!) larger items.

I LOVE IT ALL. Everything from starting at the beginning with a lump of clay to throwing, to trimming, to firing, to glazing. I love every step.

But ok, I suppose the most rewarding part is unloading the kiln when it's all done.

… I am a rabbi (folks in the studio know, but I'm guessing most of our customers don't), a t-shirt I designed is hanging in the National Museum of American Jewish History, and I'm a huge Ted Lasso fan.

There is a sermon to be written here. I just haven't crafted it yet! When I do, it will be about connectedness, vulnerability, risk-taking, fragility, eternal hope, pushing boundaries, and the importance of always stretching ourselves to learn anew.

When I work with clay, I think of the words creative, soul centering, and relaxing.

I love these candlesticks. They weren't particularly hard to make (hard will be when I figure out how to make them identical!). But they are the first thing I learned how to make by watching a video. I was proud to have figured out how to do them without needing someone to teach me. And the glazing was a new glaze combo for me - one I particularly love.