Artists Bio


I started taking pottery lessons in the mid 90's while working as a counsellor in Southwestern Ontario.  For years I had tried other creative avenues but I fell in love with clay and what I could do with it.  The idea of working with the basic elements in nature - earth, fire, air and water - to make beautiful and useful objects fascinated me.  My work is a combination of functional table ware and sculptural, alternatively-fired pieces.

After completing all of the ceramic classes offered at Lambton College in Sarnia, I went on to take many workshops with several renowned Canadian and American ceramic artists.

Since moving back to Ottawa I have continued my work at Gladstone Clayworks Pottery Co-op where I share ideas with other members and teach students the joy of clay as others taught, and continue to teach me. 

Working with clay has sustained me during many difficult times over the years.  I know that when nothing else is going right, I can still make pretty things, and when others like some of those things, it makes my efforts even more satisfying.