I have always been creative. My first experience was in the 3rd grade, painting landscapes, I thought my talent was not as good as the others, , my art teacher Mrs. Burns, told me all art is beautiful, never give up!  Years later, I went on to study sculpture, metal arts fabrication,  attended California College of Arts & Crafts in Berkeley Calif. And as an exchange student, and wanting to travel, I attended The Aegean School of Fine Arts on the Greek island of Paros for 3 years.

 

Returning to the states, I thought I found my dream job, designing jewelry and sculpture for a Co. in  Los Angeles. Wanting to try something new, and more art from the heart…I studied and taught Tole Painting for 10 years. Again, searching for a new medium, I took a ceramic class and fell in love with clay.  My love for gardening and flowers, and playing with mud,  I finally found a way to sculpt and paint my favorite things, hand building flowers and just about anything else with clay. My style is not traditional pottery, but more feminine, cottage,  shabby style  and pastel in colors, and sometimes with a message.

 

In 2003, I was chosen as the Northwest artist by the Northwest Orca Conservancy, to design and make an Orca clock for the fundraiser “Reunite Luna” the Northwest Orca whale who had lost it’s pod in the Nootka sound. My ceramics are sold on my website, other websites for hand made items, as well as wholesale to stores. My ceramics can also be found at local art shows throughout the year,  and a featured artist at a Northwest art gallery for fine art in Bothell WA.  My ceramics have also been in Romantic Homes magazine.  Just outside Seattle Wa., I live with my husband, children, goats, chickens, and dogs, and  teach ceramics for children and adults in my studio.

 

In love with the Northwest and it’s beauty, I have also become active with art and global warming.  I have started Green Planet Artists, encouraging artists to use more recycled products in their pieces. I recycle most of the clay I pour with molds, and use recycled vintage beading in many of my pieces.