Functionality has always been key to my work. The study of shape and form through the lens of utilitarianism while also experimenting with different surface techniques, glazes and firing methods has consistently been my main focus throughout the past 25+ years.  Although I continue to work on the wheel, my more recent collections explore slab work and hand-built vessels as an extension of my background in creating and designing with fabric.  The process of ceramic making is a pure tactile experience. I try to deliver a parallel sensory experience for anyone who holds a piece of my work.  Through contrasting textures and minimal surface treatments I honor the organic quality of fired raw clay and the partnership of a glazed functional inner surface. 

Although photography was and will always be my first love, ceramic work has continually been both my saving grace and a profound teacher to me.  The foundation of my early work in ceramics was based in wheel-thrown vessels.  From 1992-1998 I had the good fortune to study under two great master ceramic artists, David Kuraoka (SFSU) and Tony Marsh (CSULB).  This formal training provided not only a disciplined foundation for my work, but allowed for exploration and discovery from that solid ground, something which is essential to my work today.