I build sculptural drawings using extruded clay forms that work much like lines in a drawing or brushstrokes on paper. Focusing on line and form, many of my works are assembled only after their component pieces are fired. Whether spiral coils, thin rods or delicate ribbons, these forms echo the movement and playfulness of much less fragile materials. I find the tension that the clay gives these forms exciting. 

In addition to the material's potential fragility, there is also the reality that each time I install a piece, it is different. Much of my work is assembled on site and when it is moved, it is dismantled and reinstalled. This being the case, no piece is ever exactly the same as it once was. For me, this mutability is a fascinating and important aspect of the work. Each time I install a piece I must pay attention to its environment and take into consideration how it will inhabit the world around it. Whether it is taking advantage of an architectural element or reacting to the way that shadows play upon the piece, it is important to realize that it will only exist as it is in the present.   – artist statement

Education
1994 MA, Asian Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL
1990 BA, International Affairs, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL

Selected Exhibitions
2009    Capturing Lines, Lee Arts Center, Arlington VA
            Project 4 Gallery, Washington DC
            WPA Art Gala Exhibition, Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington DC
2008    Aqua Winwood, Miami FL with Project 4 Gallery
            Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA
            Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe NM
            Palm Beach3, Palm Beach FL with Duane Reed Gallery
            Material Translations, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh PA
            Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2007    Kaminari, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington VA
            Project 4 Gallery, Washington DC
            Artomatic, Arlington VA
            Warehouse Galleries, Washington DC
            artDC, Washington DC
            Contemporary Art in Modern Design, Herman Miller National Design Center, Wash DC
            Drawing in Clay, Pottery Northwest, Seattle WA
2006    Kuroi Shiroi, Project 4 Gallery, Washington DC
            Micro-Monumental, Xavier University, Cincinnati OH
            Design Within Reach, Washington DC
            Black and White, Cross Mackenzie Ceramic Arts, Washington DC
            Axis, Washington DC
            Centerpiece Auction, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran Annual Auction, DC
2005    Stancills Quarry, Perryville MD
            Red Dirt Studio, Mt. Rainier MD
            Autumnal: The Measure of the Season, Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria VA