I remember reading that the average American has three professions in his/her lifetime. That makes me average. The first third of my life was spent as a student and lab technician. In my thirties I became a Registered Nurse. Now in my sixties, I am an artist.

My medium is clay. Raku pottery and raku tiles are my specialty. Raku, an ancient Japanese art form, combines chemistry, fire and smoke to produce dramatic displays of color.

In 1998 and 1999 I studied throwing with Regan Carney in Bay St. Louis, MS. From 1999 to 2004 I was mentored in the art of raku by Joe Bernard of Lacombe, LA.

I am a Charter member of The ARTS-Hancock County and a member of the Slidell Art League. My work has been shown at Quarter Moon Gallery and The Social Chair in Bay St. Louis, MS. I have also shown at the Northrup-King Building and the Frank Stone Gallery in Minneapolis, MN. I am active in the Arts Alive Studio Tour of Bay St. Louis.

After Hurricane Katrina I was adopted by the Minnesota Helpers who assisted me in re-establishing my pottery studio. I was one of several Hancock County artists featured in the Stephanie Watts documentary “The Art of the Storm”, produced in 2006.

My work is currently shown and sold at Gallery 220 in Bay St. Louis, MS. I have recently been commissioned to produce a wall hanging for the new Bay St. Louis Library.

My theory is that pottery is a combination of physics, (the throwing of the vessel), chemistry (the mixing of the various chemicals to form the glazes for the vessel), and art (the final product). My goal is to use my energy to bring these three elements together with beauty. My hope is that others can appreciate the clay product that has given me so much pleasure to create.