about
My background was in the production and management of graphic art projects for large corporations, advertising agencies and design studios in Vancouver.
I had a life-long passion for pottery but it wasn’t until 1992 after moving to the North Okanagan that I started making it, as my second career. I enrolled in the ceramics summer program at Emily Carr University back in Vancouver and since then have attended many workshops with internationally known potters, through the Potters Guild of B.C., Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts and Red Deer College.
artist statement
My work reflects my need for simplicity and an even balance in my life. However, in this continuing struggle for balance I’m learning to accept change as a good thing. The spectacular effects of the smoke firing are helping me to learn that imbalance and spontaneity can also be a good thing. I am learning not to calculate and plan everything, that each thing we do is a step which flows to the next thing, and to let go, trust and just know that “it all fits”.
My continuing vision is to work in a peaceful natural setting at my home on 2-1/2 acres in Falkland, producing quality pieces for discerning customers. Although slowly winding down my production I still sell some work at Okanagan Potters Association Shows and through Hambleton Galleries in Kelowna.
