I discovered ceramics a few years ago through classes at the Oglebay Institute’s Stifel Fine Arts Center in Wheeling, West Virginia. It quickly became an obsession.

I handbuild most of my forms and enjoy creating richly textured surfaces, layering painterly detail, and working with sgraffito, a technique that reveals contrast through scratching and carving through the slip-painted surface.

My forms are often playful with petals, patterns, and whiskers all make regular appearances.