My entry into the world of professional ceramics begin in 2010, wood firing with a group of wild women in Tolland Massachusetts. It was like a gateway drug. My friend Nancy Magnusson said “here just try this… Just one firing”.  Before I knew it, I was driving out there at 4 AM to take the dawn stoking shift.

Wood firing is rigorous, unpredictable and a little bit crazy. When Nancy moved to New Mexico and I no longer had access to her beautiful kilns, I wanted to bring those qualities to the work I was making in my own studio along with the added element that I was missing so badly from wood firing - color. 

Experimentation is the name of the game. A successful pot, for me,  is one in which I see some thing new each time I look at it.

I came to ceramics at the age of 45, following a long career as a professional, modern dancer. I’m largely self-taught and have been lucky enough to participate  in workshops with  a dozen or so amazing crafts people. These  artists  have been so incredibly generous with their support, insight, studios and kilns.

And so, my teaching practice has become as gratifying as making pots. I love witnessing a students “what if” moments and the liberation that comes with not knowing the rules. Clay is Anti-intellectual, nonverbal, pure proprioception. I believe we all need less talk and more mud.

I currently teach private and group lessons at the Berkshire Art Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where I also managed their ceramic studio.