My interest in ceramics spans over thirty years.  I started out taking my first ceramics class in college in 1972 and fell in love with it. After a twenty year detour I went back to college and completed my BFA in Ceramics from the University of Kansas in 2002. After graduation I was ready to finally do my pottery full time. I work in my studio located in the beautiful countryside of Lawrence, Kansas. 

I first became aware of crystalline pottery researching for a school paper.  It was done at the turn of the twentieth century when art pottery was becoming popular.  I was captivated by 

resemble flowers and on the next they resemble matchsticks. I love this unpredictable quality of the process. It lends itself to creating gorgeous one of a kind pieces.