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My clay work is intended to be useful; this is art that is meant to be touched. In the past everything we used in our home was made by hand. Today our homes are filled with stuff stamped out by machines - when we seek out handmade art we make our surroundings a little more human.

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My pottery is microwave, dishwasher and oven safe (unless otherwise noted).

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*Artist Statement*
My most recent work is mainly influenced by textiles. The attention to detail in quilted fabrics has always amazed me. I have tried to incorporate that quality into my work. I throw fairly simple forms on the potter's wheel or roll out slabs of clay, then attach or impress "patch work" textures into the clay. I use carved linoleum blocks to impress my clay slabs or to make stamps to create my "quilted" textures and designs.

*Education & Experience*
I began my Ceramics career, as a potter's assistant at The Poddery in Mathews County, Virginia, when I was sixteen. I later studied art at Longwood College and Mary Washington College. I graduated with a B.A. in Studio Art from Mary Washington College in 2000. I am still working out of The Poddery. I attended a pottery workshop at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina in 2003, where I started my current line of pottery.