I am a 1980 graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. My areas of concentration were Ceramics and Photography. Post graduation, I took a photo related job and pursued creative expression through my photography, painting and handmade paper. In 2015, after moving to Cedar Falls, IA for a job, I discovered the Independent Study program in Ceramics at the Hearst Center for the Arts and rekindled my passion for clay while taking advantage of their facilities. I now have my studio and retail space in a small commercial building in Bellevue, IA.

My current ceramic work is influenced by both nature and structure in form and surface. The wheel thrown pieces are altered or assembled, with added color and pattern to create animated and whimsical vessels.