Presented by Wesleyan Potters

A Woman……………………… Her Wheel…………………….. And Clay………… It is the feel of clay sliding between my fingers that brings me back time and time again. It is a chance to create from mother earth, born each time into something new. It is a quiet place I go, somewhere familiar, somewhere safe. A place to grow, a place with change, challenge and satisfaction. After 30 years on Wall Street, I relocated to Niantic, Ct. for the purpose of pursuing my love of ceramics and devote all my time to the art. I started creating ceramic sculpture as therapy to get me through that terrible day in September, 2001. It has now become my passion to find beauty working in a purely organic medium. I studied the art of wheel throwing 3 years under the guidance of master potter, Ann Tsubota in Raritan, New Jersey and then moved on to earthworks studio on the upper eastside, NYC. I am presently a key member at Wesleyan Potters and display in their gallery. My work can also be seen at the Artisan Gallery, Niantic and Fresh Ayer Gallery, Old Lyme. I specialize in funeral urns that are distributed to various funeral homes in Ct. I enjoy volunteering my time at an independent living facility teaching the elderly the art of hand building. I work with a mixture of high fired stoneware and porcelain clay in both reduction and oxidation kilns. I love to work with a special Technique -Terra Sigillata – “Sealed Earth” – a very smooth coating of carefully applied fine clay, buffed to a sheen then fired at 1900 degrees. The surface design process is achieved by burning various organic materials with a propane torch directly onto the vessel. My intention is to create a form that would invite you to touch with your hands and capture the beauty with your eyes and soul.