“I make pottery in order to share my work and my relationship with clay with others. Pottery provides a truly intimate and unique connection between people and the earth. As an artist I’m humbled to serve as a maker of vessels which go on to fulfill a useful purpose in the daily rituals of people’s lives. I often incorporate native clay in my artwork. This gives the work a deep sense of place and connects me directly to this land. Each piece of clay is a mediation on life, the cycles, the journeys, the passages of time both great & small. It is truly humbling to reflect on the intertwined nature of clay, art & life. I'm so grateful and blessed to be in this place, making art with this material, and sharing time with so many truly wonderful people.” (2020)
“Moving to animal subjects in my large-scale sculptural work offers a deeper meditation into the cycles of life and the instinctual wisdom of nature. There is a dignity, clarity, and presence in nature that goes far beyond human history and experience. “ (2019)
“My sculptural work often explores the human condition through concepts of personal and social identity. I’m interested in how we project ourselves, our culture, our history, our purpose, our morality… and how that projection is both perceived and interpreted by society and by our own selves. What is indeed our true self, our true intention, our identity… and what is an image, a fabrication, or façade manufactured for social purpose? If we can pause and consider our identity we may in fact peal through the layers of what divides or unites us: what we inherit, what we choose, and what has been forced upon us.” (2016)
Education
2002 BA in Art Studio from UCDavis
Solo Exhibitions
2023 “Deeper Moments”, Vibe Gallery, Petaluma CA.
2016 “Question of Identity”, Throckmorton Theatre Gallery, Mill Valley CA.
2013 “Figure & Form”, Throckmorton Theatre Gallery, Mill Valley CA.
2001 “Thrown Objects”, UCDavis Craft Center, Davis CA.
Group Exhibitions
2019 “Walk on the Wild Side”, Pence Gallery, Davis CA.
2017 “Neo Cali Clay”, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2017 Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, MA. Curated & Represented
2017 “Neo Cali Clay: Natural Flux”, Antler Gallery. Portland, OR.
2016 “The Near Future Ago”, Smith Anderson North Gallery. San Anselmo, CA, Invitational
2016 “Neo Cali Clay”, Mendocino Art Center Gallery. Mendocino, CA.
2016 “21st San Angelo National Ceramic Competition”, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
San Angelo, Texas. Juried by Ron Meyers
2015 “Neo Cali Clay”, SMAart Gallery. San Francisco, CA. Curated, Invitational
2015 “Nexus”, Odd Fellows Gallery. Mendocino, CA. Invitational
2015 “What Those Who Teach Can Do”, The Art Institute Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Invitational
2014 “Art & All That Jazz”, Marin Society of Artists. Ross CA. Benefit Auction
2014 “Crazy Big Art Show”, Mine Gallery. Fairfax CA. Invitational
2014 4th Annual Plates & Totems Show. Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA. Invitational
2014 “New Works”, Mine Gallery, Fairfax CA. Invitational
2014 “Workhouse Clay National 2014”, Lorton VA. Juried by Richard Notkin
2014 “On the Edge”, SMAart Gallery, San Francisco CA. Invitational
2014 Oakwilde Ranch Spring Sculpture Exhibition, Stockton CA. Juried by Tony Natsoulas
2014 California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis CA. Juried
2014 America’s Clay Fest, Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA. Juried
2013 “The Compendium of Craft”, Art Attack Gallery, San Francisco CA. Invitational
2013 “Ceramacom”, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville CA. Juried
2012 “What Those Who Teach Can Do”, The Art Institute, San Francisco CA. Invitational
2012 “Eyes, Nose, Mouth” SMUD building, Sacramento CA. Invitational
2011 “Poetic License”, SMUD building, Sacramento CA. Invitational
2010 “An Inch to a Foot”, SMUD building, Sacramento CA. Invitational
2009 “Face to Face”, SMUD building, Sacramento CA Invitational
2008 “Taking Liberty”, SMUD building, Sacramento CA. Invitational
2002 “39 Artists: Painters + Sculptors”, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis CA. Invitational
2002 “30 Ceramic Sculptors” Woodbury Gallery, Orem UT. Invitational
2002 “30 Ceramic Sculptors” John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis CA. Invitational
2002 “The Non-Gendered, Curiously Pink Ceramics Show”, The Basement Gallery, Davis CA. Invitational
Workshops/Lectures/Demonstrations
2016 Artist Lecture & Demonstration. Lake Tahoe Community College, CA
2015 Atmospheric Firing Workshop: Wood, Soda, and Raku. Mendocino Art Center, CA
2014 Slide Lecture and work demonstration to Swiss Ceramics Community. Zurich, Switzerland.
2014 Atmospheric Firing Workshop: Wood, Soda, and Raku. Mendocino Art Center, CA
Publications
2015 “Original Angel Investors” San Francisco Business Times
2015 “Heads Up” Marin Magazine, Time Porter.
2014 “Exploring Society’s Complexities” Marin Independent Journal, Vicki Larson.
2013 “500 Figures in Clay Volume 2”, Nan Smith, Lark Books.
Installations and Commissions
2014 “Founders Hall” Merchants Exchange Building, 465 California Street, San Francisco CA.
Collections
Clinton Reilly Holdings, San Francisco CA.
Robin Williams Collection, Tiburon CA.
Firmenich Art Collection, St. Tropez, France.