I have been working in clay for about 25 years, since first taking a class in college. I later earned an M.F.A. in ceramics from Penn State, and now live in Waynesboro, Virginia, where I work full time as a studio potter. I also own and operate Make Waynesboro Clay Studio, a teaching and membership-based ceramics studio that opened in 2017. My work has appeared in several publications, including Virginia Living, Shen Valley Magazine, Clay Times, and Lark Books' 500 series, as well as more than 50 juried and invitational exhibitions.

Making things with my hands makes me feel more grounded and perhaps even more human. My work is not rooted in a particular tradition or style, but rather a tempo or mood that I think comes from some combination of my personality and interest in nature and biology. I try to make pieces that engage users visually and tactfully, while also fulfilling a purpose for the user.

By giving my work some of the basic qualities of life—a sense of movement, growth, and breath—the pieces develop presence and take on unique personalities and trajectories. I strive to give a feeling of animation to my work that suggests gesture, animation, and energy. I see these qualities as the defining characteristics of what I produce.