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Artist Statement

I began crafting fine pottery at my Creekside Pottery studio in Crested Butte, Colorado in 1980. My work has been primarily functional, using mid to high range stoneware clays to create handbuilt and wheelthrown pieces including dinnerware, utilitarian kitchen and household items, and decorator lamps. Numerous galleries in Colorado and the Southwest display and sell my creations. I have an established customer base throughout the United States as well as several foreign countries.

Pottery to me is an art form that serves to bring beauty and excitement to the ordinary aspects of our lives. I have always expected my work to become an integral part of my customers' daily routines.

During the fall of 2003 after studying with Apache potter, Felipe Ortega, my focus drifted to more decorative vessels using micaceous clay from New Mexico. Working with micaceeous clay has challanged me to approach clay at a higher level of creativity. Applying horsehair to these vessels matches the excitement of Raku firing, a technique I also enjoy immensely.

After 30+ years of residing and working in Crested Butte I have recently relocated my studio to our new home in the North Fork Valley of Western Colorado between Paonia and Hotchkiss.

The surrounding earthy, agricultural lands of Bone Mesa and stunning views of mountains and mesas will be a new source of creativity for me. Please contact me for directions to our ranch, and stop by to visit.