The Connecticut Clay Artists

Bio

Education

B.S. Skidmore College
M.Ed. Boston University
Silvermine Guild School of the Arts, New Canaan
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven
Wesleyan Potters, Middletown

Experience

Member, Connecticut Clay Artists
Member, Connecticut Clay Cooperative, Brookfield Sono Annex, 1984-1985
Participating Member, Brookfield Crafts Center
Pottery Instructor, Westport Adult Education, 1985-1993
Pottery Instructor, Silvermine Guild School of the Arts, 1990-2004

Prizes

Mary Jane Hughes Award for Mixed Media, Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Guild
New Canaan, CT, 1999
First Place, Clay Honors, Society for Ct. Crafts 66th Annual Juried Show,
Bridgeport, CT, 2001.

Workshops

Makota Yabe
Paul Soldner
Cynthia Bringle
Richard Zakin
Bill Daly
Kendra Conn
Acoma Potters: Dolores and Emma Lewis
Angela Fina
Maishe Dickman
Yuji Yasui
Robert Compton
Jeff Shapiro
Pete Pinnell

Artist Statement

My work has changed over the years, but I have kept a single vision: In the tradition of the artist-craftsman, I strive to make clay pieces that are alive. By this I mean that the process is evident in the finished product: throwing lines and glaze overlaps are visible. The forms are relatively simple and the pots are imbued with their life from the magic of the fire. Each piece is handmade – on the wheel or handbuilt. I am currently using stoneware and porcelain fired in an electric kiln.