I feel a connection to ancient pot makers in both my hand built and wheel thrown pieces. Clay is the most primal of elements. It links us to the rest: air, water and fire. It transcends time and space. My wish for you is to feel the connection to the earth by using one of my pieces.  
         
Being an artist I see the world as a series of potential art experiments. Sometimes it translates to a painting, a collage, a pot or a poem. I enjoy not being boxed in as simply a potter. Although my passion is for clay, I could never turn away from my creative spirit if it was formulating a project in another medium. Vegetal papermaking and collage, pen & ink drawings and recycled fabric clothing designs are among my favorites.

I was schooled in ceramics at Notre Dame College in Manchester, New Hampshire where I was fortunate to study under Armand Szainer and Gerry Williams. Currently I teach Ceramics and other art courses at the Community College of Vermont in Rutland and work in my clay studio to produce pots for you. My pots can also be purchased locally from gift shops, farmer’s markets and craft fairs as well as by appointment at my studio in Fair Haven, Vermont. Checkout my seasonal fair schedule on the Home Page(click on Find ME) I currently belong to Vermont Crafts Council, The Potters Council, Fair Haven Art Club, Poultney Artist Guild, Birdseye Artisans, Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen, Vermont Farmers Market.

Be sure to look for my potter’s mark on each piece of pottery you purchase. A potter’s mark is a signature symbol which potter’s in history stamped on each piece to their credit. I decided to resurrect this tradition rather than scrawl my entire name of every pot. My mark reflects the joy and energy I put into the pot as well as the joy I feel when it’s finished. It describes jumping up and clicking my heels together in joy. As in the drawing below illustrates, the circled portion became my mark.

Trimming my Pots
You will notice the way I trim the bottom of my bowls and plates is different from other potters. Using a looping tool, I carve a outward spinning spiral to create the foot.This spiral is called an eternity spiral and is the oldest symbol for human spirituality. This spiral is a universal pattern of growth and evolution, which  reflects my personal and artistic quest. Art is my way of life.

Working with Head, Heart and Hands
Not only do my potter hands create, sustain and release energy into my world but they work with the same energy to sustain, elevate and bring joy to a world which suffers, struggles and searches for energy to renew and sustain life. For the past  10 years I have been a Rotary International volunteer with the Hands to Honduras project, a humanitarian effort born out of the devastation of Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Yearly projects include repairing homes, building schools and medical clinics, teaching literacy and personal hygiene as well as installing water filters in Honduran homes. I have been fortunate to be able to use my hands to help build or improve  7 schools, install water filters in several cliffside villages and assist the medical team in treating children and adults with a myriad of illnesses. I love my hands, my head and my heart for the good work they produce.
 
 
People who use their hands are called laborers.
People who use their head and their hands are called craftsmen.
People who use their hands, their head and their heart are called artists.
— St. Francis of Assisi