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Houses have always fascinated me. When I was ten I created houses in my younger sister’s sandbox. My mother’s avocation was a builder. Her “buildathons” on our family home taught me about structure and design in a house. When I purchased my own home, an 1898 fourteen room Victorian, I created my first clay model of that house. Many of my houses have been commissioned. Presently I am working on clay models of historically significant buildings in downtown Hartford, CT including the Memorial Arch, the “Capewell”, the Colt building and a chess set incorporating several major historic downtown buildings. I have been working as a clay handbuilder since 1969 when I earned my degree in Studio Art from Valparaiso University. In 1976 I earned an MA from Hartford Art School, University of Hartford. I have been a member of Wesleyan Potters since 1985 with a ten year hiatus when I worked full time as a self-employed clay artist wholesaling to galleries throughout the U.S. and internationally.