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​And I’m a compulsive puzzle solver that thrives on juggling chaos.

Years ago I made two promises to myself: not to succumb to the daily grind of a 9-5 and to never make something that I myself wouldn’t want to be a part of my world. As a studio production artist vending my wares every weekend and an all ages teacher, I’ve been able to keep both by discovering the most efficient way to make my work.

My studio is a chaotic whirlwind of process and materials. Plaster molds for slip casting ceramic work tower on shelves in corners next to a perpetually clay speckled pottery wheel.  Cups wait for handles, huddled in vast batches across the canvas tabletop, while ceramic brain bowls sit patiently on trays to be glazed. There is always something to do in every step of the clay process.

Constant, cyclical, ceaseless.

Wonder is a key element of my process. Experiencing something new fuels my own practice and informs my teaching philosophy. Why do something if it’s not engaging, if it doesn’t push you forward? This is where the juggling skills are honed.
 
As a studio artist, how can I keep myself engaged in my work, push my own boundaries, AND maintain a stable existence? With a playful openness and merciless persistence, I continue to discover these answers. 
Education

2012        Bachelor of Fine Arts in Craft ‐ Ceramics –             
                 Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland OR

 
Teaching Experience
2017-current   Events/Workshops, Owl & Bee Clay Co., Portland OR
2015-current   Individual clay classes, The Shop, Portland OR

2013-current   Heartwood Preschool, Portland OR  
2014-2017       Resident Artist/Mentor, VSAA, Vancouver WA                
                          Menuca Visiting Artist

                          Ceramic Image Transfer Workshop
                          Mold Making Workshop
                          Bookmaking Workshop
                          Papermaking Workshop
2014                 Resident Artist, Winterhaven K-12, Milwaukee OR
                          8th Grade Ceramic Garden Installation Project
                          YoungWonders Preschool, Portland OR
2013                 Clay Classes at Winterhaven K-12, Milwaukee OR
2012-14           Workshops/Classes @ The Portland Child Art Studio
                          Art Classes for Home School Children
2009-12           Creative Ceramics – (ages 5-10) –PCM
                          Art Summer Camp – Portland Children’s Museum

 
Professional Development
2016- 18          assistant to Kristy Lombard, Portland OR
2014                 assisted Alex Farnham, Gorge Glasshaus, Troutdale
2013                 The Ubiquitous Cup, Shane Blitch, OCAC
2012                 workshop, ArtStream Nomadic Gallery, OCAC
                          workshop with Marry Barringer, OCAC
2011                 assistant, Pate de Verre, Debrah Horrel, OCAC
                          workshop with Doug Browe, OCAC
2010                 assistant, SKUTT Kiln Doctor, OCAC

 
Solo Exhibitions
2014                 Resident Artist, VSAA, Vancouver WA
 
Group Exhibitions
2017-current  Meteor Craft Operative (Co-Op), The Shop, Portland OR
2016                Friends Make Stuff, The Shop, Portland OR

2013                Clay As Narrative, Georgie’s Gallery, Portland OR
                         Alumni Show, Hoffman Gallery OCAC, Portland OR
                         Drinking Vessels, Georgie's Gallery, Portland OR
2012                Around Oregon Annual, The Arts Center, Corvallis OR
                         ten.four, NW 10th & Hoyt, Portland OR
2010-11          California Conference for the Advancement
                         of Ceramic Art, Davis CA

                         Ceramics Show, Centrum Gallery OCAC, Portland OR
2010               Juried Show, Hoffman Gallery, Portland OR
2009               Ceramics Show, Centrum Gallery OCAC, Portland OR

 
 
Shows + Sales + Galleries
2016-current     Portland Saturday Market
2016-current     Hammer + Vine
2015-current     Rutabaga Redesign
2013-current     Jim Koudelka and Janet Buskirk's 
                            Spring and Holiday Studio Sales
2012-current     Siren Nation
2013                   Crafty Underdog
                            Hip Happening Bazaar
2012                   Portland Waldorf School Holiday Sale
2009-13             OCAC Student and Alumni and Holiday Sale

 
 
Technical Skills
hand building/wheel throwing
mold making/casting
glazing/firing
kiln building

book making/binding
small scale welding
sewing/fabric dying
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

 
Material/Medium Knowledge
clay & glaze
slip-casting
plaster
resin
silicone
latex
Hydrocal
Cement
sugar/isomalt casting
tool dip
papermaking
fibers
pork sausage casings
simple electronics
glass fusing
recycled/found objects

So Live It Good.

Kids know the cure for boredom:
ask questions, lots of questions.

I've never grown out of this mindset.
I let this child-like sense of discovery
guide my process for making.

I love building things.
All kinds of things
with all kinds of materials.

I’ve found that clay has an infiniteness
that makes its options endless,
​ensuring that I don’t get bored.

I’m interested in where the line blends between childhood and adulthood, a vast grey space where I feel most comfortable.
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