As the daughter of former antique dealers I grew up with a distinct admiration of the history I saw in the objects that surrounded me. Every table, every plate, every garden tool was visibly affected by what had come before me. Heavy in all of them were the stories (and promise) of wonderful meals, terrible falls, and hundreds and hundreds of hands. As a child I used these things, made my marks, and went on without them. There is an excitement I feel in creating something new from the earth that has the potential to hold way more than just my history that I send through my hands. I have been very visually inspired by weathered wood, growing lines, and general markings of time and movement. I am physically inspired by objects I tend with my hands that go on to happen without me.
When completed, I would like my pottery to possess the respect I feel for all of the old objects I have come in contact with as well as the excitement I feel for the new and growing. I wish for each piece that I create to stand alone as a little ceramic snap shot of the way I interact with the world.
I began my formal artistic training at Sarah Lawrence College as a printmaker. After graduation in 2001 I moved to New Haven Connecticut where I took my first pottery class. It was there that I met my teacher Louise Harter who quickly became a good friend and a continual motivating source for creating pottery. In 2005 I was offered a residency position in Natchez, Mississippi. For two years I worked with potter Conner Burns in the Natchez Clay teaching studio. I currently work as a resident artist at the Energyxchange in western North Carolina.
