I’ve had a love for the art of pottery throughout my entire life. The first piece that I purchased was at an outside art show while in graduate school.  From that moment, I continued to collect pottery pieces from various artists throughout the country and knew that someday I would be a potter. 

 

A career in healthcare, family, and life’s opportunities continued to blossom throughout the years while creating time for my pottery dreams continued to get pushed to the bottom of the barrel.  It seemed like an achievable dream but stopping in my tracks long enough to actually make a deliberate move towards learning the skills still seemed unrealistic. 

 

Yet, one day, four plus years ago, I made the very simple decision to explore some pottery classes to see if this ancient art was indeed something that I truly loved.  I was captivated.  I was so hooked that I can’t get enough of creating the art as often as I can.  Very quickly, I bought the tools, the slab roller, the kiln, and the wheel and created a space with ‘joy’ as my primary objective for my pottery journey.

 

Today, I live in Hoover Alabama with my husband, Dan who’s my biggest cheerleader, all awhile making functional slab-built pottery in my home studio. Keeping busy in the studio is a really easy thing to do, yet I also enjoy life spending time with our three loving daughters, five grandchildren and of course our two pups, Stella & Murphy. 

 

I love the contemporary feel of my pottery.  My pieces have somewhat of a whimsical flair and tend to play on a sweet pop of color.  They’re hand-built, hand-carved with an elegant feel, drawing your eye to the piece wherever you are in the room.

 

The natural world around us continues to inspire me as birds and flowers and butterflies are my consistent go-to theme.

My creations are perfectly imperfect.  No two are identical.  Mass-produced ceramics that are in every store imaginable have absolutely nothing over my never entirely symmetrical pieces of original art. 

 

The thrill of being present in my studio has filled a void I’ve been missing my entire life.  I take so much pride in my work as well as the time and the skill that’s necessary to fulfill its purpose as joyful and functional pottery.