Welcome

I have been a freelance artist for over twenty years, transitioning during that time from doing two-dimensional illustration to working with clay. My work has been shown in numerous publications and gallaries, and I've written articles for a number of magazines. I am also a professional photographer with photos published worldwide in numerous magazines and business journals. Most of my wares are sold through the SCA, online and through galleries.

My knowlege comes from both classroom study and apprenticeship programs, as well as hundreds of hours on the wheel! I have taken coursework at Los Angeles Valley College, Cal State Northridge and El Camino College. I have apprenticed with Tim Whitcomb and have been taught by Alexander de Vos, Dale Fulkerson, Harriet Mellinger and Neil Moss.

Historical pottery techniques have always been a source of inspiration for me. I've researched and created pottery from many cultures, spanning from 5,000BC to the present day:

Recently I've been doing mostly 13th-16th century German and English wares, but Japanese and other Asian techniques are still very much my passion. My current focus is the Japanese Raku firing process as well as recreation of German period salt-fired wares. The majority of my pieces are wheel thrown, but some are hand-built items as well.

Check out the rest of Raku Raku Tei to see the wide variety of pieces I have created thus far. More items will be added as I complete my projects, including some new tiles and slab builds! Please stop by every so often to check out my site for new things, and be sure to visit my pottery blog.

Thank you for stopping by!