My favorite thing about ceramics is the making that happens before the pieces go into the kiln. I love to throw pots on the wheel, I love to coil build unusual shapes. I love to press things into slabs and build things out of those slabs. I even love making pinch pots, and enjoy experimenting with the different shapes I can get with a single ball of clay. When the pieces are leather hard, it is so fun to carve repetitive patterns into them, when I'm in the mood. Adding l

As an artist, I'm a bit all over the place. I am inspired by so many different ideas and visual stimuli. I can't bear the thought of doing the same thing over and over. I struggle with this because it's difficult for people to understand my "brand," if I even have one. How can I make a living doing what I love, if I don't know what that is!? Well, the thing is, is that I do know, it's lots of things. My goal is to sort through some of the questions and roadblocks over t