I began experimenting with all the possibilities of clay and glazes 20 years ago to balance a career in international business. I was inspired in my travels by other cultures and natural beauty and diversity.
My goal is to create a unique and diverse body of work. I want my pieces to be complex but still maintain simplicity and grace.
I create my work using a pottery wheel, handbuilding and altering forms. To achieve the effect I want, I use a variety of firing techniques: raku, gas reduction, oxidation, and the woodfiring photoed here. Hard work! The kiln must be fed with wood for about 24 hours.
Please explore some of my work here or, if you are in the DC metropolitan area, please visit my studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Va. or see my work at Art A La Carte Gallery in historic Occoquan, VA.