Born in Washington D.C., I grew up in Maryland. I graduated from Prince George Community College in Largo, Maryland with an Associates Degree in Fine Arts with High Honors. I studied ceramics with John Krumrhine. I took a workshop with Paul Soldner. Other than that I am mostly self-taught. After working for Verizon for over thirty years, I retired in 1998 and moved to Howey in the Hills, FL.

I have won numerous awards for both painting and pottery. I have been in several juried shows including The Leesburg Fine Arts Festival and The Villages Fine Arts Festivals. I belong to several art leagues.

I’m currently teaching at The Villages College and have taught at the Mount Dora Center for the Arts and Hawthorne retirement community.

I typically work in the cone 5/6 range and generally using commercially available glazes alone and various combinations.

I feel that as a ceramic artist my purpose is to explore the myriad possibilities of functional ceramics. I do this by working with texture, surface treatments and shapes.