My art work consists of Raku pieces, figurative sculpture, and functional stoneware pieces. The Raku pieces reflect the relationship between the dynamic forces of fire, clay, water, and air, and are a representation of this ancient Japanese firing technique. My sculptural work has been influenced by prehistoric art such as the Great Mother figures from the Neolithic period, as well as classical sculpture. I am particularly drawn to the feminine energy of the Celtic triple spiral, a symbol which is evident in much of my functional stoneware.
Writing is another creative outlet for me, and I have published my fiction and non-fiction in magazines, small presses, and journals. In Spring 2009, I began teaching writing full-time at Eastern New Mexico Univeristy-Ruidoso. My gallery Jemez Mountain Pottery is open during the summer months and various weekends throughout the year.
All art work on this site is copyrighted by the artist and may not be copied or reproduced in any way without the express written permission of the artist.
Select Shows
Luminescence: A Light in the Dark, Jemez Springs, NM, December 2006, Moon & Mt Gallery Weems International Art Festival, Albuquerque, NM, 2003-2006
Las Artistas Art Show, El Paso, TX. 1996-2006
The Sacred Feminine, Show and Lecture Series, UNM-Los Alamos, April 2005
Northern New Mexico Art Fair, Los Alamos, NM 1995-2006
Lubbock Festival of the Arts, Lubbock, TX, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006
Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Fair, Albuquerque, NM 2005
New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair, Albuquerque, NM 1997, 1998, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
Galleries
Fuller Lodge Art Gallery, Los Alamos, NM
Bent Street Gallery, Taos, NM
Occasions! Scottsdale, AZ
Bio
State Institute of Ceramic Art, Faenza, Italy; certificate, 1973-74.
University of New Mexico, BA, 1976.
Goddard College, MFA, Creative Writing, 1993.
Jemez Mountain Pottery, studio/ gallery, owner/artist, Jemez Springs, NM