Many things influence my work including the long history of pottery traditions in different cultures, but I create with the contemporary table in mind. I particularly look to Japanese folk pottery, and designers from the Arts and Crafts Movement and Modernism periods. But I also enjoy looking at all kinds of objects, especially in antique flea markets, and when possible while traveling in other countries. Old fabricated metal pouring pots such as oil cans, teapots, and watering cans line up on shelves above windows in my studio. Architecture plays a role in the underlying structure of my forms, using a blend of angles and curves. I apply carved, impressed, or raised textural designs for glaze to play against, with an eye to textiles as a resource. Small details are used for emphasis or focus, while attempting to use embellishment in quiet, subtle moderation. I work slowly in a series, varying shape and proportions and changing details. The progression is gradual, but by creating different combinations my hope is the work continues to evolve while also recording where I am in time. My pots are one way I define myself and connect with other people. They are about touch and use, the life of the kitchen and the pleasures of the table. They are also about the potential to enrich and awaken the routines and rhythms of our domestic environment and bring art, beauty, and intelligence to our daily private lives.
EDUCATION
1974
MFA University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1970
BA Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, cum laude
Department of Art and Art History, College of William and Mary
Professor: 1992-present
Associate Professor: 1981-92
Department Chair: 1985-87, 1993-94
Assistant Professor: 1977-81
Instructor: 1974-77
William and Mary Study Abroad Program in Ceramics: Urbino, Italy
Professor: 1993-2000
University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program: Cortona, Italy
Artist in Residence: Fall 1990
Visiting Professor: Summer 1988
AWARDS, PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND IMAGES
1989-Present
National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts: "Fellow of the Council", awarded for "Recognition of outstanding
contribution to the Council and notable commitment to education in the ceramic arts".
2010
Image of work, 500 Vases, Lark Books
2008
Image of work, 500 Plates and Chargers, Lark Books
2005
Featured Artist, Cover of Ceramics Monthly, and article "A Balanced Hand", December issue
Purchase Award for the Permanent Collection of Ceramics Monthly, by juror John Glick, from the "13th Annual Strictly functional Pottery
National Exhibition", Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Purchase for permanent collection of The Clay Arts Guild, Walnut Creek Civic Arts Center, Walnut Creek, California
2002
Purchase Award, "Feats of Clay XV", national juried exhibition, Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Gladding McBean Factory Studio,
Lincoln, California
2000
Purchase of work, permanent collection, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Juror's Award of Recognition, "Utilitarian Ceramics National", juried exhibition, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana
1996
Purchase for permanent collection, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, Virginia
SELECTED NATIONAL JURIED, INVITATIONAL, AND CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2009-2010
"American Pottery Festival", Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2010
"Porcelain", invitational exhibition, MudFire Gallery, Decatur, GA
"Cups", invitational exhibition, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
2005-2010
"La Mesa", Santa Fe Clay in conjunction with the annual national conference of NCECA
2007-2010
“Yunomi Invitational”, AKAR Design, Iowa City, IA
2009
“MacKenzie Legacy”, invitational exhibition, SanFrancisco Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
2008
“Cups”, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
“potPOURri: pots that POUR”, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2005, 2007-2008
“Strictly Functional National Juried Exhibition”, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA. Purchase Award, 2005.
2008
“Transformations: 6” x 6”, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007
“Eat With Your Eyes”, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
“Studio Pottery Invitational: A Legacy of Influence”, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
“Serving the US: Master Kiln Builders Invitational”, curated, Louisville Glassworks Gallery, Louisville, KY
2006
“Forms and Shapes: The Teapot”, AKAR Design, Iowa City, IA
“At Your Service”, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
2003
“Two Person Exhibition, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Forms and Shapes: The Cup”, AKAR Design, Iowa City, IA
2002
“Centering: Clay & the Midwest Influence”, Free Hand Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2000
“Focus on Function National Juried Ceramics Exhibition”, Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Work purchased for the permanent collection of the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts.
EDUCATION
1974
MFA University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1970
BA Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, cum laude
Department of Art and Art History, College of William and Mary
Professor: 1992-present
Associate Professor: 1981-92
Department Chair: 1985-87, 1993-94
Assistant Professor: 1977-81
Instructor: 1974-77
William and Mary Study Abroad Program in Ceramics: Urbino, Italy
Professor: 1993-2000
University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program: Cortona, Italy
Artist in Residence: Fall 1990
Visiting Professor: Summer 1988
AWARDS, PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND IMAGES
1989-Present
National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts: "Fellow of the Council", awarded for "Recognition of outstanding
contribution to the Council and notable commitment to education in the ceramic arts".
2010
Image of work, 500 Vases, Lark Books
2008
Image of work, 500 Plates and Chargers, Lark Books
2005
Featured Artist, Cover of Ceramics Monthly, and article "A Balanced Hand", December issue
Purchase Award for the Permanent Collection of Ceramics Monthly, by juror John Glick, from the "13th Annual Strictly functional Pottery
National Exhibition", Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Purchase for permanent collection of The Clay Arts Guild, Walnut Creek Civic Arts Center, Walnut Creek, California
2002
Purchase Award, "Feats of Clay XV", national juried exhibition, Lincoln Arts and Culture Foundation, Gladding McBean Factory Studio,
Lincoln, California
2000
Purchase of work, permanent collection, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Juror's Award of Recognition, "Utilitarian Ceramics National", juried exhibition, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana
1996
Purchase for permanent collection, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, Virginia
SELECTED NATIONAL JURIED, INVITATIONAL, AND CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2009-2010
"American Pottery Festival", Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
2010
"Porcelain", invitational exhibition, MudFire Gallery, Decatur, GA
"Cups", invitational exhibition, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
2005-2010
"La Mesa", Santa Fe Clay in conjunction with the annual national conference of NCECA
2007-2010
“Yunomi Invitational”, AKAR Design, Iowa City, IA
2009
“MacKenzie Legacy”, invitational exhibition, SanFrancisco Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
2008
“Cups”, Red Star Studios, Kansas City, MO
“potPOURri: pots that POUR”, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2005, 2007-2008
“Strictly Functional National Juried Exhibition”, Market House Craft Center, Lancaster, PA. Purchase Award, 2005.
2008
“Transformations: 6” x 6”, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY
2007
“Eat With Your Eyes”, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN
“Studio Pottery Invitational: A Legacy of Influence”, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
“Serving the US: Master Kiln Builders Invitational”, curated, Louisville Glassworks Gallery, Louisville, KY
2006
“Forms and Shapes: The Teapot”, AKAR Design, Iowa City, IA
“At Your Service”, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
2003
“Two Person Exhibition, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Forms and Shapes: The Cup”, AKAR Design, Iowa City, IA
2002
“Centering: Clay & the Midwest Influence”, Free Hand Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2000
“Focus on Function National Juried Ceramics Exhibition”, Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Work purchased for the permanent collection of the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts.
