Artist's Statement:
The form is the most important aspect
of my artwork. If the shape is
elegant and flows gracefully, I
feel I have succeeded. The surface
decoration can then be as elaborate
or as simple as my mood desires,
to offer a variety to the diverse
tastes of discriminating buyers.
Firing techniques include Raku,
Pit Fired, and Functional Porcelain.
Background Information:
Although I have been an artist since
I was old enough to hold a pencil,
I only discovered the potter's wheel
in 1995. Since then, clay has been
my passion. I have participated in
several shows in South Eastern and
Central Virginia, including The Hand
Workshop Craft and Design Show in
Richmond, An Occasion For The Arts
in Williamsburg, Stockley Gardens
in Norfolk, The Seawall Art Festival
in Portsmouth, the Neptune Festival
and the Boardwalk Art Show in Virginia
Beach, where one of my pieces was
selected for judging in 2007.
Two of my saggar pieces
were selected for the 2004 New Waves
Exhibition at The Contemporary Art
Center of Virginia. In June of '05
three of my pieces were chosen for
exhibition in a regional artists show
at the Rawls Museum in Courtland, VA,
where one of them received an Honorable
Mention. Two more pieces were chosen
for the All Media Show in July at Artworks,
Inc. in Richmond, VA, where they both
received an Honorable Mention.
In January, 2006 I was
invited to participate in the "Thou
Shalt Not" exhibition at the Visual
Art Center in Portsmouth, VA, which
included 9 other artists. They were
all much more renown and experienced
than I, and I felt very honored to
have been included. In the Gallery
section of the September/October 2006
issue of Clay Times you will find one
of my pieces from this exhibit.
I took my first pottery
class at the local Parks and Rec. facility,
but have since taken classes and workshops
with Marshal Turner, Joyce Michaud,
Steve Branfman (who owns The Potters
Shop), Ramon Camarillo, Russel Fouts,
Beth Kendall, Dan Finch, Bill van Gilder
and Cynthia Bringle to further my skills.
I teach pottery workshops
for the Contemporary Art Center in
Virginia Beach, VA. I am also currently
the Treasurer of the Ceramic Designers
Assoc. of Tidewater.
I live on the Virginia
Beach side of Knotts Island with my
wonderful husband and 2 beautiful children.
