Sunday October 15, 2023 ~~~~

Hello and thank you for visiting! I am a potter and ceramics instructor living in my hometown of Portland, Oregon. I currently teach all levels of wheel and hand building at a few studios in town— Heirloom Ceramics, Morning Ceramics, and Elemental Studios.

I earned a BFA in ceramics from University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2018. In Fairbanks, the unique “potluck culture” that so celebrated the abundance of the Alaskan landscape and community kept me chasing ideas of generosity and service in my “Make Home” thesis pieces. To this day, my work is still very much about sharing the harvest around and within.

Summer opportunities to teach ceramics to youths while in the BFA program nurtured an ethic of playfulness in my work. The directness and earnestness of the kids’ handing of the clay yielded pieces that were extremely sweet and intimate— little windows into each kid’s soul, and some of the best art I will ever see in my life.

I have been teaching adults since October 2022, and find that my practice has become so much richer for the opportunity to guide and encourage others through the challenges and triumphs of working with clay. Those relationships are treasured joys, and great reminders to stay oriented to my community.

I strive to imbue my work with humor, curiosity, and observation, and hope to reach out to users through the fingerprints, scrapes, and smears that mark my process.

Questions? Want to nerd out about clay? Contact me!