“It was only after enrolling in a leisure learning pottery class in 1994 that I was introduced to the versatility of creating art using clay.  Since then I have devoted my spare time to making pottery as well as drawing.  To form a clay piece, I begin with throwing the clay on a wheel forming an urn or bowl or rolling out slabs for tiles.  I then sculpt my nature inspired scenes on each piece.  After air drying the pieces are bisque fired.  I may add a glaze to the bisque piece or high fire it “au naturel” since I prefer the finished pieces to reflect the natural clay coloring.

When at my drawing desk, I do pastel portraits of pets using images supplied by the client, as well as landscapes and fauna using images I capture on vacations or just on my farm.”