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Art has been a predominate influence throughout my education and I've spent 30 years pursuing various interests in arts and crafts. In 2000, I rediscovered a passion for creating hand-crafted functional pottery. As this interest blossomed into a serious endeavor, I established a small home studio in western Washington. Working out of my studio, I create high-quality, handcrafted stoneware pottery, with the goal of providing attractive and functional items for people to use and enjoy in their everyday lives. I draw my inspiration from the diverse colors and textures that abound in the Pacific Northwest. As a creator of functional pottery, I find the greatest satisfaction in people’s enjoyment and use of each created object. The pottery I've created has been shown at various venues throughout Washington’s Puget Sound and California’s San Francisco bay areas. To refine my skills and increase my awareness of the design of handcrafted, functional pottery, I’ve participated in workshops by nationally recognized professional potters, including Steven Hill, Matt Long, Mark Shapiro, Josh DeWeese, and Sequoia Miller.
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