ABOUT ME 

Artist Bio

I grew up making art in a creative household. My mother is an art teacher and watercolor painter, specializing in portraiture.  My sister and I would spend hours drawing and creating art in any medium that was available to us.  As a teenager I assisted my mother in art classes taught in her studio.  I discovered my love for clay when in college and graduated from Alfred University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a minor in Art History.  Upon graduation I worked for ceramic artist, Tinka Jordy in North Carolina.  My love for teaching has continued through the years as I have found various private schools, studios, museum programs and alternative educational opportunities to work with children and teach adults as well.  I currently work at Riverbottom Pottery (in Harrisburg, PA) a working ceramic studio, teaching facility, ceramic supply store and gallery.  

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Recent Projects

My current body of work is comprised of items for everyday use and liturgical pieces made to be used in worship settings.  I enjoy engineering forms to work well in their intended use and also utilize various surface treatments that are aesthetically pleasing. 
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​Mosaic: Better Together
I recently created a mosaic on site for a conference of the United Methodist Church.  Their theme, "Better Together" was based on the image of a mosaic.  I worked on the mosaic for the opening conference and it was complete for the closing worship.  As I was in the process of making it people could stop by to see the progress.  Below is a video that was created for the conference to tie in this metaphor.  ​