Creating little pieces of happiness

Blue and honey gold carved vase, mushrooms and log sculpted scene

Clay is also just wet earth, mud really. It is dug out of the ground, beat, wedged, shaped, dried, held together with hopes and dreams. But once fired, it hardens, it becomes something that will outlast us.

Clay reminds you to take your time, to be patient. It is forgiving, but fragile. And even if you do everything right, things can go wrong. But when it goes right, it’s art.

My Work
Decorative ceramic vase with textured, painted surface featuring blue, green, and brown colors.

My Things

Classes and Workshops

Two women are working on pottery at a wheel in an art studio. One woman is shaping a clay bowl on the pottery wheel, and the other is leaning over the table observing or assisting. The table has various supplies including a water bottle, a coffee cup, and tools. Shelves and art supplies are visible in the background.

Teaching has become one of my greatest joys, I will take every opportunity to share my passion for clay. Starting this fall I will be putting together small classes and private lessons in my home studio, I look forward to converting everyone into potters and clay artists—one pinch of clay at a time.

Construction site with wooden framing for interior walls of a building.

Studio News

Display of colorful handmade ceramic bowls and small decorative items on a wooden table inside a shop, seen through a large window with parked cars outside.

When my family moved to Olympia Washington, my family wanted a few things, cooler weather, trees, rain, and I wanted a space to build a space that I could make things in, but bring people to. The walls are up, but there is still so much to do.

Community Markets and Shows

Community markets are one of my favorite ways to spend a Saturday. I love being able to support local small business as well as get to meet and talk with people in my area both as a visitor and as a vendor. Currently, I am applying and looking for events in the Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater areas. Stay tuned to see where I set up shop.