My ceramic work is defined by my love of the human form.
A childhood love of fantasy finds its way into my work. I express the absurdity of life while drawing influence from unexpected sources like the lyrics of music and nursery rhymes.
I have a clear vision of a finished piece before I start. With this idea in mind I immediately get started with a combination of wheel thrown pieces, coils and slabs. I alter by pinching, cutting and adding clay until my idea emerges.
My pieces are decorated with colored slips and underglazes while still wet and then fired to 1830°. After adding pigmented washes and glazes my final firing to 2232° completes the process.
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Body Parts in a Kiln
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS
2021
- 1st Place – Arts United @ Bailey Contemporary Art Center, Pompano Beach, FL
2020
- Celia Kaufman award for Innovative Ceramic Sculpture – N.A.W.A., New York, NY
- Best In Show – Arts United @ Arts Warehouse, Delray Beach, FL
- Best In Show – Texas Teapot Tournament, Houston, TX
2019
- 2nd Place – All Florida @ The Art Council of Stuart, FL
- Stephen Stone Award of Excellence – Tattoo @ Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL
- 2nd Place – Inspired @ Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
- 3rd Place – Continuum, West Palm Beach, FL
2018
- 3rd Place – Day Dreaming, N.A.W.A. @ Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
- Best in Show – Clay Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
- 2nd Place – Continuum, West Palm Beach, FL
2017
- Best in Show – Wild & Wooly @ Florida CraftArt, St Petersburg, FL
- 2nd Place – Tri County, Broward Art Guild @ Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 2nd Place – Well Chosen, N.A.W.A. @ Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Art Bravo @ Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Continuum, West Palm Beach, FL
- Best in 3D – Art Explosion, Arts United @ Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2016
- 1st Place – Crossing Boundaries, N.A.W.A. @ Armory Art Center, WPB, FL
2015
- 2nd Place – Anniversary Show @ Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
- 2nd Place – Wolgin Exhibiton @ Boca Raton Museum of Art
- 1st Place – July Exhibit @ Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 3rd Place – June Exhibit @ Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Show – Potters Guild Invitational @ Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2014
- Best in Show – Basel Broward @ Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Wilton Manors, FL
- 3rd Place – Linda White Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Show – Art & Craft Festival, City of Pembroke Pines, FL
2013
- Best in Show – 9th Annual Art Competition, City of Pembroke Pines, FL
- 5 Sculptures appear in “The Glades TV Episode “Gallerinas” on A&E
- 3rd Place – May Exhibit @ Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 1ST Place – April Exhibit @ Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Sculpture – Art in the Pines, Pembroke Pines, FL
- 2nd Place – Tri County Bienniel, Broward Art Guild @ Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 3rd Place – Jan Exhibit @ Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Show – Selections @ Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL
2012
- People’s Choice – Dec Exhibit @ Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 1ST Place – July Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild, Delray Beach, FL
- Award of Excellence – Clay Art So Florida @ Anne Kolb Nature Center, Hollywood, FL
- Best in Show – Convergence @ Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL
- Best in Category – Art Florida 2012, Broward Art Guild @ Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Honorable Mention – New Visions @ The Elliott Museum, Stuart, FL
- 2nd Place – Contempo @ Light House Art Center, Tequesta, FL
2011
- 1st Place – Boca Raton Museum of Art @ Living Room Theater, FAU Campus, Boca Raton, FL
- Best in Show – Equinox @ Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL
- People’s Choice – Equinox @ Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL
- Award of Excellence – By Artist for Collectors @ Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
- 3rd Place – Boca Days @ Boca Raton Museum of Art – Artist Guild Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
- 3rd Place – Equilibrium @ Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Bch, FL
- Best in Show – Potters Guild Invitational @ Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1ST Place – Jan/Feb Exhibit @ Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
2010
- 2nd Place – Rhapsody, Boca Raton Museum of Art @ Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 1st Place – Nov/Dec Exhibit @ Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 3rd Place – Human Image, Broward Art Guild @ Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Sept Exhibit @ Boca Raton Museum of Art – Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 1st Place – Carnaval on the Mile, Coral Gables, FL
2009
- 2nd Place – Viewpoint, N.A.W.A. @ Northwood University, West Palm Bch, FL
- Best Practices Award – Florida Division of Cultural Affairs – Traveling Exhibit
- Best in Show – Tri-County Exhibition, Broward Art Guild @ Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2008
- 1st Place – Art Bravo @ Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Potters Guild Invitational @ Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2006
- 1st Place – Potters Guild Invitational @ Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2005
- 3rd Place – Potters Guild Invitational @ Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2003
- 2nd Place – Small Works @ Broward Art Guild Gallery, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Best of Show – Potters Guild Invitational at Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL