My story begins 18 years ago in a night class for pottery.

I left being a Physical Therapist in Texas, USA, my place of birth, and completed being a full-time homeschooling mom in South Africa to my four children, before landing where I now find myself, a full time tutor, ceramic artist and creator of glazes.

Whist in South Africa a friend phoned up and invited me to throw some clay around, drink wine and say rude things, for a night off from our ‘real world.’

That evening I started on the journey of so much of what I’d been looking for. Creative space, chemistry, research, play - lots of it, experimenting and a deep satisfying space to just be.

My forms are about finding a whimsy in grace. The joy of nature and growth in creating to elevate a mundane moment into one of beauty, curiosity and surprise. There is no one single clay I work with as I enjoy mixing and matching this base. A whisper to my joy of collaboration and community. The forms themselves are a conversation between myself and the clay, skill and intuition. I do not try to make everything the same, symmetrical, mechanical. I attempt to allow space for each form, in its journey from clay ball to finished piece, to have a voice.

All glazes are made in my studio enjoying the chemistry and journey of experimentation with safety in mind. I prefer glazes that move, glow and lift the history of a forms making to the surface.

The work is ever-evolving as I journey with the clay in pursuit of forms that are as much about the joy they hold as they are to use.