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I grew up in a household
where there was a tremendous respect for things handmade. Furniture,
books, paintings and pottery all helped to transform our house into
a home. They had warmth, a life, a history, a beauty, and a strength
which enriched our lives. They provided solace, were used in celebration,
contemplation and sometimes broken in anger. When I go home to visit,
they hold rich memories of thirty years of use. It is my hope that
my pots provide for their users in a similar manner, and in so doing
become an intimate part of the daily rhythm of life.
Education
1986-1991
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY., concentrated study in Dance
and Ceramics.
Additional
Studies
1989-1993
SuperMud Pottery, New York, NY. Instruction and apprenticeship with
Louise Harter.
1987-1988
Clare DesBecker Studios, New York, NY., apprentice.
Selected
Exhibitions
2005
"Surface: Wood-fired Ceramics," Southwestern University
Gallery, Georgetown, TX.
Invitational.
"The Art of the Pot, Studio Show and Sale", Austin, TX.
Invited by Lisa Orr.
"Women Playing with Fire", Denton, TX. Invitational.
"30 X 5, Thirty Potters and Five Pots", Akar Gallery,
Iowa City ,IA.
2004
"Winterfest 2004", Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore,MD.,Leigh
Taylor Mickelson, Curator.
"ColorScape Festival" Norwich, NY. Juried.
"About Surface", Treetop Gallery, Dallas, TX., Ryan Fitzer
Curator.
"Clay and Glass", Atrium Gallery, Corning, NY. Fred Herbst
Curator.
"Guilford HandCraft Expo", Guilford, CT. Juried.
"Worcester Center for Crafts 2nd Annual Show and Sale",
Worcester, MA. Karen Karnes, Curator.
2003
Seven Potter?s by the Sea", Stewart Kummer Gallery, Gualala,
CA. Don Endemann,
Curator.
"Women and Fire", Odyssey Gallery, Ashville, NC. Suzy
Lindsey, Curator.
"Clay Art Invitational", The Arts Gallery, Plano, TX.
Lee Akins, Curator.
"American Pottery Festival", Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis,MN.
Kate Bauman, Curator.
"Hundreds of Cups", Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM. Avra
Leodas and Triesch Voelker,
Curators.
"Women and Fire", Odessey Gallery, Ashville, NC. Suze
Lindsey, Curator.
2002
"Twenty-eighth Annual Old Church Exhibition and Sale",
Demarest, N.J. Karen Karnes,
Curator.
"Winterfest 2002", Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, M.D.,
Leigh Taylor Mickelson, Curator.
"For the Table", Santa Fe Clay Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
Avra Loedas and Triesch Voelker, Curators.
Three Person Exhibition, The Gallery, Eastfield College, Dallas,
TX.
"National Teapot Show Five", Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor,
NC. Lisa Oakley, Curator.
2001
"Twenty-seventh Annual Old Church Exhibition and Sale,"
Demarest, NJ. Karen Karnes, Curator.
"Pots Presented," Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD.
Nick Joerling, Curator.
"Honor the Mug", Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC. Sid
Oakley, Curator.
Two Person Exhibition, Studio Gallery, Brookhaven Community College
Gallery, Dallas, TX.
Blue Heron Gallery, Deer Isle, ME. Group Exhibition, Finn Albain,
Curator.
Vermont Clay Studio Exhibition and Sale, Waterbury, VT. Karen Karnes,
Curator.
" Fresh Clay: Emerging Artists," Lacoste Gallery, Concord,
MA. Mark Shapiro, Curator.
2000
" Twenty-sixth Annual Old Church Exhibition and Sale,"
Demerest, NJ. Karen Karnes, Curator.
"Utilitarian Clay lll: Celebrate the Object," Invited
Artist Exhibition, Sandy Blain Gallery, Arrowmont School of Arts
and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
"Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt," Contemporary Artifacts Gallery,
Berea, KY. Invitational.
Vermont Clay Studio Exhibition and Sale, Waterbury, VT., Karen Karnes,
Curator.
St. Croix Valley Potters Trail Sale, Invited by Linda Christianson,
Lindstrom, MN.
"Table Talk: Three Voices in Clay," Worcester Center for
Crafts, Worcester, MA.
"Vessels That Pour," Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center,
VT.
Susan Beecher, Juror.
"Strictly Functional National," Lancaster Museum of Art,
Lancaster, PA.
Ken Ferguson, Juror.
Teapot Invitational, Zen Clay, Morgantown, WV.
"Worcester Arts Biannual," Worcester Center for Crafts,
Worcester, MA. Juried.
1999
"Shared Fire," Women?s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY.
Ellen Huie, Curator.
1998
Watershed Invitational Benefit Show and Sale, New York, NY.
1995-98
Watson Springs Pottery, Biannual Sale, Watkinsville, GA
1997
Klienert-James Gallery, Woodstock, NY. Group Exhibition, Invitational.
George Calb-Binghan Gallery, Missouri Columbia, Group Invitational.
"Clay/ Wood/Fire/Salt ," Contemporary Artifacts Gallery,
Berea, KY. Invitational.
Teaching
Experience
2005
Southern Methodist University, Adult Community Education, Dallas,
TX.
2004
Corning Community College, Visiting Artist Workshop, Corning, NY.
2003
Brookhaven Community College, Adult Community Education, Dallas,
TX.
Southern Methodist University, Adult Community Education, Dallas,
TX.
University of Missouri-Columbia, Visiting Artist Workshop and Lecture,
Columbia, MO.
2002
Brookhaven Community College, Adult Community Education, Dallas,
TX.
Southern Methodist University, Adult Community Education, Dallas,
TX.
Collin County Community College, Visiting Artist Lecture, Dallas,TX.
Cedar Creek Community College, Visiting Artist Lecture, Dallas,
TX.
2001
Brookhaven Community College, Adult Community Education, Dallas,
TX.
Brookhaven Community College, Visiting Artist Workshop.
Collin County Community College, Adjunct Faculty, Dallas, TX.
Southern Methodist University, Adult Community Education, Dallas,
TX.
1999-2000
Worcester Center for Crafts, Adult Community Education, Worcester,
MA.
1999
Mudflat Studio, Visiting Artist Workshop, Somerville, MA.
1995
Peters Valley Craft Center, children?s workshops, Layton, NJ.
1991-1994
Jamaica Arts Center, teacher training workshops and children's classes,
Queens, NY.
SuperMud Pottery, adult and children's classes, New York, NY.1989
Gowanus Arts Exchange, co-developed ceramics curriculum and taught
children's classes, Brooklyn, NY.
1989
The Door, children's classes, New York, NY.
Rhinelander Center, children's programming, New York, NY.
1988-1989 Children's
Aid Society, children's classes, New York, NY.
Professional
Experience
2004
Commissioned to build "Train " style wood kiln, Dallas,
TX.
1999-2000
Studio Technician, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA.
1994-1998
Studio Potter, Watkinsville, GA.
Wild Rabbit Pottery, Studio/Production Manager, Athens, GA.
1998
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Studio Assistant for three sessions,
Deer Isle, ME. (Summer).
1996
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Work Study Student, Deer Isle,
ME.
1992-1997
Helped to design and build two wood kilns and two salt kilns.
1991-1994
Third Avenue Clay, Studio Potter, Brooklyn, NY.
Residencies
1998
Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ.
1997
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME.
ByrdCliffe Arts Colony, Woodstock, NY.
Grants
and Scholarships
1999
Worcester Cultural Commission Exhibition Grant, Worcester, MA.
1997
Work Study Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.
Studio Grant, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle,
ME.
Works Illustrated
2003
Ceramics Technical, November, No. 15, Pg. 30.
Ceramics Monthly, December, Vol. 50, No. 10, Pg. 53.
2004
Studio Potter, June, Vol. 32, No.2, Pg.48. |
