About the Artist

Painting, pottery, sculpture, and trash have all been meaningful steps in my creative journey.  Texture has always been paramount to my process.  Very early on my paintings began incorporating found objects.  Inspiration arrived in the form of half a decaying red ball found in the alley.  Add in rusted scrap metal and my paintings crossed over into sculpture.

When I was working on my M.A.  my advisor asked if I had ever worked with clay.  I answered no and was sent to the clay studio to sculpt a portrait head.  It was many years before I returned to canvas.  Although I spent many years as a functional potter, hand building was always my love.    Clay involves all of the elements:  air, fire, water and earth.  To shape clay is as natural as breathing.

I find inspiration in the forces of nature.  Water rushing, wind blowing, deep oceans, old forests and ancient fossils.  The art and legends of tribal cultures world wide.         

My designs  reflect both the micro and macro  universes.  No matter the medium my art is always a conversation.  I make a mark and then listen to what the next mark should be.  Usually begins with a circle.  There are always circles.  I prefer abstraction because it invites the viewer to participate in the conversation.

From the teachings of Avatar Meher Baba
I have come to believe that we are all One.  Now  in each of my works I place a small clay
pearl to remind us of that Oneness of All Life.

I received my B.A. from Rhodes College and my MA from Austin College.  I also studied art at UNC-Chapel Hill, Middle Tennessee State University and VCU in Richmond.

I have been a founding member  in several galleries and have shown my work in museums and exhibitions from Texas to New Jersey.  I have also participated in workshops with Peter Voulkos, Beth Lo,  Tip Toland, Eva Kwong , Deborah Schwarztkopf and Sunshine Cobb among others.

I currently live in Richmond, Virginia.  Most recently I have shown my work at the VMFA Gift Shop, Crossroads Art  Center and Art Works Gallery.  I also participate in the RVA Clay Tour each year.