I am a ceramics artist.  I primarily work with terracotta clay to make functional ware (bowls, plates and cups), as well as sculptural vases-vessels and wall pieces. Terracotta is known as earthenware; it is a clay that is fired at a lower temperature than porcelain or stoneware clay, it is essentially the material from which commercial  “flower pots” are made.  It has a lovely warm reddish brown color.

Ceramics is the art of making objects with pliable clay, that are then “fired” or heated in a gas or electric kiln.

I use commercially prepared materials; but some artists also work with clay that is dug up directly from the ground to create objects. This is a very, very old tradition.   My clay comes in 25 pound blocks, smooth and ready to use.

Nature and gardening, the beauty of plants, birds, insects, flowers, my own desire to create, to explore and express ideas, the clay itself, and the work of other artists, designers and craftspeople, here and around the globe.  I often visit museums and galleries.