This past year found me working in the education sector of my art world. I completed some wonderful Artist in Resident programs at a few elementary schools in Tacoma. I have now made a shift to this side of the bridge with my educational offerings. I have been fortunate to work under the umbrella of the Two Waters Art Alliance, ( A well established passionate group of artists), who provide the Key Peninsula and the Gig Harbor region with art opportunities and education. I enjoyed working with the kids at Key Peninsula Middle School and am currently working with a fourth and fifth grade class at Minter Creek Elementary. I love the sense of community that the connection to Two Waters has brought to me.

I continue to work and provide classes in my studio and will be putting an emphasis on my pit fired ceramics through the end of the year.

My work in ceramics has been influenced by my love and life-long connection to the great outdoors. I spent most of my time as a child with my grandparents, who were artists and had a love for the geological splendor that is a part of my home state, Washington. We combed the shores of the Snake River for fossils and rocks,explored caves in search of signs of ancient civilizations, and admired the geological wonder that is a part Washington State. My backpacking has also lead me into the majesty of the our mountain ranges, giving me the opportunity to see mother nature at her finest. I have managed to maintain and instill these influences throughout my works in clay.

My pit fired ceramics truly show the spontaneity and natural magic put forth by the fire with surprising,and sometimes unexpected, results. The carving I lay on the surface of my vessels have a flow to them which might reflect the flow of the many rivers and streams I have followed.