Artist’s Statement

I am a potter. I started working in clay when I was 4 years old.

I graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a B.S. in Microbiology in 1963. I returned to clay part time shortly after graduating and attended numerous classes at Greenwich House Pottery in New York City, Old Church Cultural Center nearby in New Jersey and Clay Art Center, Port Chester, New York.

In 1977, I was the founding director of The Gallery at Hastings on Hudson, a non-profit municipal gallery. I was also a founding member of the Hudson River Potters, a potters’ mutual support group. During this time I also took classes in weaving and basket making with natural fibers. I have incorporated some of these concepts into my ceramics – particularly the woven plates. My family and I moved to California in 1978, and I have been a full-time potter ever since. Over the years, I have had pots in numerous national & international exhibitions & competitions, ranging from the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian to The Minneapolis Institute of Art.

I enjoy making pots for everyday use; each is a subtle variation of a form – usually created in a series. I am a perfectionist (as much as the process allows) and am constantly in search of the perfect surface and ideal form while striving to create pots that have life and vitality. I love having the opportunity to fire in a wood kiln and make special work for that to take advantage of the ash & heat.