About the Artist

Biography/ Artist Statement/ Resume

Growing up in eastern Tennessee, I had the privilege of being exposed to the surrounding landscape and steadily grew an appreciation for the beauty around me. Despite focusing on music lessons throughout my childhood, I found myself falling into art courses late in college. An interest in photography and pottery drew me in and I immediately recognized my interest and commitment to this outlet for expression. I decided to pursue a Fine Arts degree in Ceramics at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and went further in my education as a Resident Artist at the Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts in Asheville, North Carolina.  After that I established and maintained a clay studio in Bakersville, North Carolina where I have worked for the past 3 years.  I recently was awarded a Resident Artist position at the Energy XChange in Burnsville, North Carolina where I moved my studio beginning in the summer of 2010.