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b. 1949, Memphis, Tennessee
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS2009-11 Hot Tea!, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 International Small Teapot Show, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA
2008 International Small Teapot Show, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA
2006 The Curious Teapot, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2005 International Pottery Arts Symposium & Exhibition, Yixing, China
California Visions, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2004 International Small Teapot Show, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA
Hot Tea! 2004, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Kilnopening.edu, American Museum of Ceramic Art, CA
2003 Clay and Glass, Burbank Municipal Gallery & Creative Arts Center, Burbank, CA
Hot Tea!, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999 California Craft Contemporary, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna, CA
Student Art Exhibition, "First Place" Award, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA
1998 Feast On Art, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
1996 Temple Tea Set, California State University, Fullerton, CA
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I have been working in the field of ceramics since 1991. Porcelain clay is my preferred means of expression, using high-fire glazes and oxides. I draw my inspiration primarily from the areas of Asian design and landscape because of their tranquility and reverence for nature.
I like to refer to my vessels as "contemporary artifacts" that I hope will create a feeling of peaceful sanctuary within the viewer.