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This website was created to give voice to my work as a ceramic artist/craftsman. I have been privileged in my education to have experienced the leading ceramic artists/instructors and mentors in the United States of America. I was freely handed a complete ceramic education and given a world class community to access with facilities that were limitless. For over four decades I dedicated myself to teaching as a studio artist in a private liberal arts institution. I attempted to provide for my students the same quality of education without limits that I was privileged to experience. Students were only expected to be honest and create freely.
Ceramic artists in the the United States of America may not have centuries of ceramic history to build on but the clay artists in the United States of America, since World War II, have developed the ability to access an amazing melting pot of the world histories in ceramics. American ceramic artists have dominated the world of ceramics since the later half of the 20th century because of their ability to view and interpret historical ceramics with a critical eye for form and intellectual curiosity with the ability to communicate from a unique creative perspective.
While teaching I attempting to balance it with my private studio work which was not always an easy path. Helping young men and women find their voice in life was exhilarating. A nurtured experience of growth was developed with amazing colleagues in art using drawing, design, art studio and art history as a medium to assist students in communicating their personal identity. Each student in each generation presented great challenges as well as great pleasure.
During my teaching career, I was fortunate enough to experience travel to South America, Europe and Asia. Personally experiencing historical markers throughout the world allowed me a feeling of a world presence. During my professional career, three large commissions were secured and executed. These commissions afforded me the ability to design and physically build my home and studio. Being able to design and build helped me to better prepare for the transition from mentoring students to being a full-time studio artist/craftsman in retirement.
I retired from the University of Dallas in 2017 with the feeling that it was "time to get off the porch and challenge myself". I remain passionate every day in my quest to communicate a lifetime of exuberance and wonderment through clay. Each day in my studio is a blessing to my soul. Hope you find some visual pleasure in the lifetime of work presented to you on this site.
Ceramic artists in the the United States of America may not have centuries of ceramic history to build on but the clay artists in the United States of America, since World War II, have developed the ability to access an amazing melting pot of the world histories in ceramics. American ceramic artists have dominated the world of ceramics since the later half of the 20th century because of their ability to view and interpret historical ceramics with a critical eye for form and intellectual curiosity with the ability to communicate from a unique creative perspective.
While teaching I attempting to balance it with my private studio work which was not always an easy path. Helping young men and women find their voice in life was exhilarating. A nurtured experience of growth was developed with amazing colleagues in art using drawing, design, art studio and art history as a medium to assist students in communicating their personal identity. Each student in each generation presented great challenges as well as great pleasure.
During my teaching career, I was fortunate enough to experience travel to South America, Europe and Asia. Personally experiencing historical markers throughout the world allowed me a feeling of a world presence. During my professional career, three large commissions were secured and executed. These commissions afforded me the ability to design and physically build my home and studio. Being able to design and build helped me to better prepare for the transition from mentoring students to being a full-time studio artist/craftsman in retirement.
I retired from the University of Dallas in 2017 with the feeling that it was "time to get off the porch and challenge myself". I remain passionate every day in my quest to communicate a lifetime of exuberance and wonderment through clay. Each day in my studio is a blessing to my soul. Hope you find some visual pleasure in the lifetime of work presented to you on this site.