I enjoyed a career in commercial art, designing products for retail store windows and interior displays, trade show booths and special events. This involved working with many different materials. When I retired and put my hands into clay, I knew this was an exciting material which I had to explore further.



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Education - BFA, cum laude, Boston University - Boston, MA
A Selection of International, National, and Regional Juried Exhibitions

Ceramics Annual of America- Ft. Mason, San Francisco, CA 2011
All Fired Up! Clay from ACGA- Healdsburg Art Center, Healdsburg, CA 2011
Material At Play-New Master Works from Baulines Craft Guild- San Rafael, CA 2011
Fine Arts Exhibition- Marin Society of Artists - Greenbrae, CA 2011
California Clay Competition - The Artery Gallery - Davis, CA 2011
Feats of Clay XXIV - Lincoln Arts - Lincoln, CA 2011
Go Figure - Marin Arts Gallery, San Rafael, CA 2011
ACGA Clay and Glass National - Brea, CA 2011
Ceramics Annual of America - San Francisco, CA 2010
On the Make -Baulines Craft Guild Spring Showcase - San Francisco, CA 2010
California Clay Competition -The Artery Gallery - Davis, CA 2010
Open Craft and Sculpture Show - Ross, CA 2010
Napa Valley Mustard Festival Art Competition  -Rutherford, CA 2010
Contemporary Craft Exhibition -Mesa Contemporary Arts Center, Mesa, AZ 2010
Beyond the Brickyard -Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT 2010
Trompe L'Oeil Exhibition - John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis. CA 2009 - 2010
The Art of Craft - Santa Clara City Center, Santa Clara, CA 2009 - 2010
Out of the Fire - Clay and Glass from ACGA - Falkirk Cultural Center 2010
Feats of Clay XXII - Lincoln Arts - Lincoln, CA, 2009
Contemporary Craft Exhibition - Mesa Contemporary Arts Center, Mesa, AZ 2009
Napa Valley Mustard Festival Art Competition- Rutherford, CA 2009
Open Craft and Sculpture Show - Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA 2009
2008 National Juried Exhibition - ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2008
Small Works - ArtWorks Downtown, San Rafael, CA 2008
CA Clay from ACGA - Art Space Gallery, Fresno, CA 2008
Thinking Green - ACGA Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA 2008
2008 Bay Area Juried Exhibition - Falkirk Cultural Center- San Rafael, CA 2008
Exploring the Surface - Pence Gallery - Davis, CA 2008
2008 California Clay Competition - The Artery - Davis, CA 2008
Falkirk Cultural Center 2008 Art Exhibition - San Rafael, CA 2008
Feats of Clay XX - Lincoln Arts - Lincoln, CA 2007
Clay on the Wall: 2007 - Texas Tech University, School of Art - Lubbock, TX 2007
Annual Membership Show - Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA 2002 - 2009
2007 California Clay Competition - The Artery - Davis, CA 2007
Follow the Line: Traditions Revealed - Pence Gallery - Davis, CA 2007
Napa Valley Mustard Festival Art Competiton -  Rutherford, CA 2007
60 Years of Fire, Function & Form - Association of Clay and Glass Artists, Falkirk, CA
The Artful Teapot - NCECA Show - Oregon Potters Association, Portland, OR 2006
ACGA in Oakland - Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA, 2005
ACGA/BCG Joint Exhibition - San Francisco, CA 2005
Open Craft and Sculpture Show - Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA 2005
Teapot XV - Gallery Alexander - La Jolla, CA 2004
Bay Area Fine Craft, Black, White, Grey - San Rafael, CA 2004
East Meets West - Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, CA 2004
California Clay Competition - The Artery, Davis, CA - 2003
2003 National Juried Exhibition - Artisans Gallery - Mill Valley, CA 2003
Teapot XIV - Gallery Alexander, La Jolla, CA - 2003
Bold Expressions - Northern California Arts, Inc., Carmichael, CA, 2003
Opaque/Transparent: Clay/Glass - Assoc. of Clay and Glass Artists, Kentfield, CA 2002
Bold Expressions - Northern California Arts, Inc., Carmichael, CA, 2001

Awards and Honors

Lincoln Arts Feats of Clay XX1V - Merit Award - 2011
Marin Society of Artists 84th Annual Show - Honorable Mention - 2011
Marin County Art Show - "1st Place for Ceramics" and Special Award - 2011
California Clay Competition 2010 - "Creative Ceramics" Award
DHM Digital Gallery - The Art of Applied Design - Best of Show of Ceramics - 2010
Marin Society of Artists - Open Crafts and Sculpture Show 2010 - 1st Place Award
Santa Clara - 2009 The Art of Crafts Sculpture Exhibition - 2nd Place Award
Napa Valley Mustard Festival - 2010 - 3rd Place Award

Mesa Contemporary Arts Center - Contemporary Craft Exhibition - Juror's Award
Napa Valley Mustard Festival - 2009 - 3rd Place Award and Honorable Mention
Marin Society of Artists - Open Craft and Sculpture Show 2009 -1st Place Award
Marin County Art Show 2008 - Merit Award
American Bamboo Society, Arts & Crafts at ABS Award Bamboo as Design Motif 2007
California Clay Competition 2007 - the Artery - 2007 People's Choice Award
California Clay Competition 2007 - The Artery - Trax Award for Excellence in Function
Napa Valley Mustard Festival - 2007 - 1st Place Award
Marin Society of Artists 2006 - 79th Annual Members Show - Honorable Mention
Marin County Art Show 2005 - Fine Art/Fine Craft Exhibition - Best of Show 3-D work
Marin Society of Artists 2004 - 77th Annual Show - 3rd Place
Northern California Arts, Inc. 2003 - Bold Expressions - Honorable Mention
Marin Society of Artists - Signature member

Publications

"Dream Chasers Magazine" - July/August 2011
"High Country House and Home" - Winter Edition 2010
"Pottery Making Illustrated" - July/August 2010
"Ceramics Today" - Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 2010
"American Art Collector" - Alcove Press 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004 
"Crafts of Northern California" - Alcove Press 2003

 

Commissions

The Ritz-Carlton Highlands Hotel, Lake Tahoe, CA 2009
Barry MacLean Collection, Michigan 2011
 

Current Affiliations

Association of Clay and Glass Artists
Baulines Craft Guild
Marin Society of Artists - Past President
Marin Arts Council