I am drawn to making vessels with simplicity of form and quiet surfaces that reflect function and the intimacy of place. I work both on the wheel and with slabs. The plastic nature of clay compels me to explore its material strength as well as its potential for expressiveness. I feel a visceral attraction to vessel making, understanding it as a fundamental component of human nature. My early influences were the quiet, nature-inspired aesthetics associated with the Japanese tea ceremony, and this earliest inspiration is still a strong factor in my approach to clay. I primarily fire my work in a community wood/soda kiln and welcome the serendipity and the narrative of that process.
Membership:
Juried member: Washington Ceramic Guild
Montgomery Potters
My work can be found in Scope Gallery at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA, or by appointment in my studio.
Juried Shows
Art of the Cup, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, Juror Rachel DePauw, 2024
Tabletop: Art League, Alexandria, VA, Juror Lindsey Oesteritter, 2023
Proximity, Rockville Clay Coop, Juror Judit Varga, 2019
Workhouse Clay International, Juror Peter Beasecker, 2019
Creative Craft Council 32nd Biennial, Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD, 2019
Tabletop: Art League, Alexandria, VA, Juror Cathi Jefferson, 2018
Vessels, Capitol Hill Art League, Juror Chris Cooley, 2017
Proximity, Rockville Clay Coop, Juror, Katherine White, 2016
At Your Service: Baltimore Clayworks, Juror, Linda Arbuckle, 2016
Creative Craft Council 30th Biennial: Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD
Tabletop: Art League, Alexandria, VA, Juror, Tony Clennell 2014
“Battle of the Bowls”: Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg, VA, Juror, Kevin Crowe, 2014
“Experience Transformation”—Baltimore Clayworks / Creative Alliance: Curators Brett Freund and Sarah McCann: 2014
Creative Craft Council 29th Biennial Exhibition, Strathmore Mansion,
Artists at Work: Smithsonian Dillon Ripley Center, Juror, Jack Rasmussen, 2000
Awards:
The Montgomery Potters Award, Strathmore Mansion, 2013
Art of the Cup, Ogden Museum, New Orleans, Juror Rachel DePauw, 2024
Tabletop: Art League, Alexandria, VA, Juror Lindsey Oesteritter, 2023
Proximity, Rockville Clay Coop, Juror Judit Varga, 2019
Workhouse Clay International, Juror Peter Beasecker, 2019
Creative Craft Council 32nd Biennial, Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD, 2019
Tabletop: Art League, Alexandria, VA, Juror Cathi Jefferson, 2018
Vessels, Capitol Hill Art League, Juror Chris Cooley, 2017
Proximity, Rockville Clay Coop, Juror, Katherine White, 2016
At Your Service: Baltimore Clayworks, Juror, Linda Arbuckle, 2016
Creative Craft Council 30th Biennial: Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda, MD
Tabletop: Art League, Alexandria, VA, Juror, Tony Clennell 2014
“Battle of the Bowls”: Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg, VA, Juror, Kevin Crowe, 2014
“Experience Transformation”—Baltimore Clayworks / Creative Alliance: Curators Brett Freund and Sarah McCann: 2014
Creative Craft Council 29th Biennial Exhibition, Strathmore Mansion,
Artists at Work: Smithsonian Dillon Ripley Center, Juror, Jack Rasmussen, 2000
Awards:
The Montgomery Potters Award, Strathmore Mansion, 2013
