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
AWARDS AND HONORS
2020
- Honorable Mention – Continuum 2020, West Palm Beach, FL
- Best In Show – Arts United, Delray Beach, FL
- Best In Show – Texas Teapot Tournament, Houston, TX
2019
- Honorable Mention – Founders at Naples Art Association, Naples, FL
- Honorable Mention – Touchable Art at Naples Art Association, Naples, FL
- 2nd Place – All Florida at The Art Council of Stuart, FL
- Stephen Stone Award of Excellence – Tattoo at Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta, FL
- Honorable Mention – Tri County, Broward Art Guild at Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 2nd Place – Inspired at Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
- 3rd Place – Continuum, West Palm Beach, FL
- Honorable Mention – Texas Teapot Tournament at Art League of Baytown, Baytown, TX
2018
- 3rd Place – Day Dreaming, N.A.W.A. at Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
- Best in Show – Clay Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
- Honorable Mention – Art Florida at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 2nd Place – Continuum, West Palm Beach, FL
2017
- Best in Show – Wild & Wooly at Florida CraftArt, St Petersburg, FL
- 2nd Place – Tri County, Broward Art Guild at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 2nd Place – Well Chosen, N.A.W.A. at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Art Bravo at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Continuum, West Palm Beach, FL
- Best in 3D – Art Explosion, Arts United at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2016
- 1st Place – Crossing Boundaries, N.A.W.A. at Armory Art Center, WPB, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Artful Sprits, Women in the Visual Arts at Armory Art Center, WPB, FL
- Merit Award – Summer Heat at Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Wilton Manors, FL
- Honorable Mention – Top Shelf at Florida Craft Art, St Petersburg, FL
- Honorable Mention – Inspire at Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
2015
- 2nd Place – Anniversary Show at Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
- Honorable Mention – Artistic Visions, Women in the Visual Arts at Armory Art Center, WPB, FL
- 2nd Place – Wolgin Exhibiton at Boca Raton Museum of Art
- Judge’s Recognition – Sept Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Aug Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 1st Place – July Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 3rd Place – June Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – National Art Encounter at Naples Art Association, Naples, FL
- Best in Show – Potters Guild Invitational at Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – National Art Encounter at Naples Art Association, Naples, FL
2014
- Judge’s Recognition – Feb Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Show – Basel Broward at Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Wilton Manors, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – July Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Art Florida, Broward Art Guild at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale
- 3rd Place – Linda White Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – March Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild 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
- Judge’s Recognition – Intropections, N.A.W.A. at Boca Raton Museum Art School Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
- 5 Sculptures chosen to appear in “The Glades TV Episode “Gallerinas” on A&E
- Juror’s Recognition – Boca Raton Museum of Art at Living Room Theater on FAU Campus, Boca Raton, FL
- People’s Choice – June Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 3rd Place – May Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 1ST Place – April Exhibit at 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 at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 3rd Place – Jan Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Show – Selections at Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL
2012
- People’s Choice – Dec Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art-Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Juror’s Choice Award – National Art Encounter at The Von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
- Honorable Mention – Paradise Lost at Studio 18, Pembroke Pines, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Truth and Beauty, N.A.W.A. at Coral Springs Museum, Coral Springs, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Serious Black at Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Bch, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Sept Exhibit at 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 at Anne Kolb Nature Center, Hollywood, FL
- Best in Show – Convergence at Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – April Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Category – Art Florida 2012, Broward Art Guild at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – Mar Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Honorable Mention – Biennial Juried Competition at The Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
- Honorable Mention – New Visions at The Elliott Museum, Stuart, FL
- 2nd Place – Contempo at Light House Art Center, Tequesta, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – Jan Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
2011
- 1st Place – Boca Raton Museum of Art at Living Room Theater, FAU Campus, Boca Raton, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – Oct Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Best in Show – Equinox at Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL
- People’s Choice – Equinox at Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Beach, FL
- Award of Excellence – By Artist for Collectors at Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL
- 3rd Place – Boca Days at Boca Raton Museum of Art – Artist Guild Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – June Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 3rd Place – Equilibrium at Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Bch, FL
- Best in Show – Potters Guild Invitational at Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Honorable Mention – Out of Hand at Florida Craftsmen, St Petersburg, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Tri County Exhibit, Broward Art Guild ar At Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Honorable Mention – Members Exhibit at Light House Art Center, Tequesta, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – March Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 1ST Place – Jan/Feb Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Honorable Mention – Contempo at Light House Art Center, Tequesta, FL
2010
- Juror’s Recognition – Dec/Jan Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 2nd Place – Rhapsody, Boca Raton Museum of Art at Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 1st Place – Nov/Dec Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Cornucopia at Rossetti Fine Art Gallery, Pompano Bch, FL
- 3rd Place – Human Image, Broward Art Guild at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Juror’s Recognition – Oct/Nov Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art–Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- 1st Place – Sept Exhibit at Boca Raton Museum of Art – Artist Guild Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
- Judge’s Recognition – Summer Heat, Broward Art Guild at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Carnaval on the Mile, Coral Gables, FL
2009
- 2nd Place – Viewpoint, N.A.W.A. at Northwood University, West Palm Bch, FL
- Best Practices Award – Florida Division of Cultural Affairs – Traveling Exhibit
- Judge’s Recognition – Human Image, Broward Art Guild at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Best in Show – Tri-County Exhibition, Broward Art Guild at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2008
- 1st Place – Art Bravo at Art Serve, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- 1st Place – Potters Guild Invitational at Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2006
- Judge’s Recognition – Just Perfect at Florida Craftsman, St Petersburg, FL
- 1st Place – Potters Guild Invitational at Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2005
- 3rd Place – Potters Guild Invitational at Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
2003
- 2nd Place – Small Works at Broward Art Guild Gallery, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Best of Show – Potters Guild Invitational at Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL
1999
- Merit Award – Potters Guild Invitational at Broward College, Ft Lauderdale, FL