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I am
a mostly self-taught potter currently living in Northeast Connecticut.
I have been throwing pots since 1994, when I took my first classes
at The Arts Center in Carrboro, North Carolina and at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since then, I have studied
under such names as Sally
Resnick in Chatham County, NC and Jim Koudelka in Portland,
OR, and been influenced by others such as
Carolyn Judson in Bath, ME and Morty
Bachar of Lakeside Pottery in Stamford, CT. Since 2003,
my energy has been devoted to Sawmill Pottery, my teaching studio
and gallery in Woodstock, CT.
My
wheel thrown, functional stoneware pieces are recognizable by
their classic forms and their bright, paintbox tones. Much of
my work has a fluid appearance, as if to evoke the motion of
water and the rhythms of the earth. I achieve this through altering
wheel thrown forms and through multi-layered slip and glaze
application.
I
create studio and custom pieces that are available in a range
of color choices and are all food, microwave, and dishwasher
safe. Collectible ornamental pots feature specialty fired finishes
including raku, horsehair, and crystalline.
So,
what's all this about Stone Soup?
Stone Soup is a folktale in which a traveler arrives in a
poor village, tired and hungry. He sees that most of the villagers
are hungry as well, so he tells them they can all feast together
on "stone soup." He begins to make his soup with
a stone boiling in water, and as interest grows in his soup,
each family in the village comes forward with a carrot, an
onion, or some other thing that they can add to the soup to
"help the flavor." This goes on for some time until,
in the end, the traveler and the villagers are happily feasting
on this soup that was created out of "nothing but a stone."
My
pottery is designed to capture the essence of Stone Soup…to
share with others, and to promote and celebrate community.
In that same spirit, 10% of the profits of sales from stonesouppottery.com
will be donated to non-profit organizations.
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