GROWING UP IN INDIANA, CLAY HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF MY LIFE. AS A YOUNG CHILD YOU WOULD FIND ME IN MY MOTHER’S STUDIO. I HAVE STUDIED IN FLORIDA UNDER JOANNE VANOVER & KIT HIRSHBURG AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, WINDWARD, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PAUL NASH.
I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO LIVE AND TRAVEL THOUGHOUT THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, CANADA, MEXICO, COSTA RICA, JAMAICA AND HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. MY SCULPTURES ARE INSPIRED BY MY ISLAND LIFE, THE MYSTIQUE OF THE SOUTHWEST, AND LOVE OF NATURE.
I HAVE TAUGHT MY HAND BUILDING TECHNIQUES MOST RECENTLY AT ST PAUL SCHOOL, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. I HAVE PORCELAIN CUPS DISPLAYED AS TEACHING AIDS AT JOHN HERRON ART INSTITUTE, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. MY WORK HAS BEEN SHOWN AND SOLD AT 2010 WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES, 2011 ROLEX THREE-DAY EVENT, INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ARTIQUE AND MAIN CROSS GALLERY, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.
EACH OF MY PIECES ARE UNIQUELY ONE OF A KIND. I MAKE FUNCTUNCIAL PIECES AS WELL AS SCULPTURES. MY STYLE IS LIGHT AND FLUID, THE CLAY MOVES IN THE DIRECTION IT WANTS TO TAKE, I FACILITATE THAT MOVEMENT FINDING FORM BALANCE AND BEAUTY.
