My work can be inspired by the study of Pre-Columbian and Egyptian vessels or the patterns of snow drifts and the granite walls of New Hampshire. Forms are created by altering, joining, hand building, adding and subtracting. Whimsy is often a term used to describe my work. Education: BFA, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio; Ceramics Intensives, Horizons Craft Program, MA; Native American Clay, Techniques and Firing, Bluff, Utah; Advanced Throwing Techniques, John Baymore, NHIA; North Country Studio Workshops: 2005-2009, Suze Lindsey, Silvie Granatelli, Marc Leuthold. Experience: Fine Arts Adjunct Professor, Ceramics, NHCTC; Private Ceramics Instruction, Gilford, NH; Executive Director, NCSW