I started making pottery in 1974 and made functional ware for 5 or 6 years before suspending that work for more lucrative endeavors. Returning to pottery in 2001 was an inevitable destination, returning to the work that I truly love. Besides a couple university ceramics courses, I am mostly self taught and do not have an “art” background. Making pottery requires a wide variety of technical and physical skills and one must develop talents in more than throwing on the wheel or hand building clay vessels. Knowledge of clays, glazes, firing, kiln building, are all requirements to work as an artist in clay. Making a living as a carpenter, handyman, plumber, electrician, construction company owner and operator, and as a salesman has given me a wide variety of skills and experience that I can bring to the physical and technical demands of working with clay.

Artist’s Statement:

My work is diverse and when I express myself through pottery, it is totally focused on making pieces that challenge and appeal to me. I try not to make art for an “audience” but for myself. I make good strong artistic pots that are satisfying to my own aesthetic requirements. Working with wheel thrown, constructed, traditional forms I want the large size of the piece, the well crafted form and the bold decoration, to be one of a kind pieces that will be displayed prominently and make a dramatic statement.