ABOUT THE ARTIST

"Form is everything; I stretch clay to make canvases for decoration. Texture, pattern and color are successful additions when the shapes are impeccable. My inspirations are many, from the classic forms of antiquity to the simple, graceful pots made by indigenous peoples and the work of modern studio potters. This current body of work deals with simple clean form. Handles and other flourishes are conspicuously lacking. Dramatic color and subtle texture accentuate what I hope is a mastery of the traditional vessel form. I want to simplify the visual experience. I seek to create flawless forms that speak of five thousand years of ceramic tradition."

HONORS

2008 Arizona Commission on the Arts, Governors Arts Award Presentation
2009 Arizona Commission on the Arts, Artist Project Grant

PUBLICATIONS (selected)

American Craft
Ceramics Monthly
Metropolitan Home
The New Yorker
New York Times Magazine
Phoenix Home and Garden

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS (selected)

Arizona State University Art Collections, Tempe, AZ
Bank of Denver, Denver, CO
Tokyo Ana Hotel, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo, Japan
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS

EDUCATION

B.F.A. Arizona State University, Summa Cum Laude