about the artist

A woman wearing glasses and denim overalls is kneeling at a pottery wheel, shaping a clay pot with her hands. She is outdoors on a porch with a white railing and potted flowers visible in the background.

It all started when clay touched my hands in 2008. I have been passionate about art my entire life, but I fell in love with pottery in my first pottery class at Williamsport High School in 2008. Clay has not left my hands since. In 2022, I left my career as a Graphic/Web Designer and became a full-time Ceramic Artist. I now create every day, sell in a few consignment shops, travel to many markets, sell collections here on my website, and am a proud juried artisan for PA Wilds. Read about PA Wilds collaboration work HERE!

My studio is located in the PA Wilds of Williamsport. I create the majority of my work on the pottery wheel, but I also love to make ceramic jewelry, home decor, and other pieces through hand-building. I don’t use any molds, slip casting, slab rollers, or extruders in my studio, only my two hands and my wheel.

I live to create and to see my work being used in everyday life. The beauties of PA and the changing seasons are my inspirations. I love good coffee, riding my dirt bike, jet skiing the Susquehanna River, home improvement projects, supporting local, working out, meditating and anything outside on a sunny day.

Recent Interviews:
Bold Journey Magazine
CanvasRebel Magazine
CanvasRebel Magazine Daily Inspiration

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