I am a ceramic artist working in Minneapolis, MN. My ceramics career has been mostly built through showing work in various regional and national art fairs, including the Uptown Art Fair in Minneapolis and the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, DC. A selection of my work can be found at The Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, MN, the Grand Hand Gallery in St. Paul, MN, and the Schaller Gallery in Baroda, MI. My education started with an associate's degree from Olney Central College in Olney, IL, continuing with a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL. I credit a formal education as an essential part of early personal growth as an artist. Educators and mentors played an important role in exposure to ideas, resources, and processes that continue to be utilized today. Once a week, I regularly share ceramic techniques and experience teaching pottery classes at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts in Wayzata, MN.