| Education: | |
| BFA | NY State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY |
| MA | University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA |
| Employment: | |
| 2015-present | STUDIO POTTER, Portland, OR |
| 1994–2015 | INDEPENDENT GRAPHIC DESIGNER |
| 2005–2007 | DESIGNER, Paragon Creative Group, Portland, OR |
| 1997–2001 | SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland OR |
| 1994–1998 | FACULTY: U of O Electronic Publishing Program |
| 1976–1996 | STUDIO POTTER, Portland, OR |
| Awards: | |
| 2001 | DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ECHO AWARD OMSI Direct Mail |
| 1999 | PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS AWARD: Oregon Story WILLAMETTE VALLEY NON-PROFIT CRYSTAL AWARD: OMSI Direct Mail |
| Exhibitions: | |
| 2021 | Women of Woodfire, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR (National juried show) |
| 2020-21 | Behind the Museum Cafe Special exhibitions (by invitation) |
| 2019 | The Shape of Clay, Sidestreet Gallery, Portland, OR (Juried) |
| 2018 | Rooted in Clay, Sapporo Art Museum, Sapporo, Japan (Juried) |
| 2017 | Keep Portland Wared, Skutt Cermics, Portland, OR, (Juried) |
| 2017 | From the Earth, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR (Juried) |
| 2017 | Mom and Pop Wine Shop, Portland, OR (invitational) |
| 2017 | Art and Culture of Japan, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, OR (juried) |
| 1976 – 1996 | Showed more than 75 local and National Juried Shows, and invitational gallery exhibitions |
| Studio Practice: | Working in multiple firing capacities: mid-range and highfired stoneware and porcelain, both wheel-thrown and handbuilt. |
| Focus is functional and some semi-functional work—carved, glazed, fired at mid-range in electric kilns or wood, salt, and combination of wood/salt. | |
| Wood fire participation at Stephen Mickey’s Soulgama and Slipper Kilns, Ken Pincus Skyline Noborigama, Mt. Hood Nanagama and Little Woody Kilns, and Ruri’s Fuu Kuu gama in Sheridan. | |
| Work focuses on form and texture, and how glaze and firing is affected by texture and manipulation of clay as well as kiln atmosphere and flame. | |
| New salt/soda kiln constructed at my studio in 2020. | |
| Organizations: | Founding member of Oregon Potters’ Association. Current Board member, Past Board Secretary, member of original by-laws committee, headed several committees for producing OPA Showcase. |
| Board member/secretary at Museum of Contemporary Craft 2003-2009 |
