From the Northeast corridor of the United States and corporate life to the mountains of Western North Carolina and potter! Change! The constants…wife to a wonderful husband, mom to three wonderful kids, grandmother to a delightful assortment of grandchildren, a garden, and a love of people, critters and beautiful things.

Always I have had my hands in the dirt…at age 3 planting and nurturing marigolds and pansies in the family garden patch. Always I have loved little critters. My first pets were earthworms that I dug up and housed in a dirt-lined shoe box, sprinkled with blades of grass. From there to frogs and turtles. And always a collector of beautiful things!

What a glorious chain of events! The transition to retirement in Waynesville, NC was an easy one for me. Time was a gift…time to garden, time to make new friends, time to play. And several years after relocation here, I discovered clay! As I touch, mold, sculpt the clay, I experience creativity, excitement, serenity, and calm. As you will see, much of my work is inspired by the things I love…nature, flowers and leaves, wee animals, entertaining.

My greatest pleasure would be that through my work others experience or awaken their awareness of nature’s magnificent beauty and surround themselves with things that bring them joy.