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I was introduced to clay in junior high school and took a strong interest to handbuilding and throwing at an early age. When I was 15, I joined the Potters’ Studio in West Los Angeles where I met many fascinating potters over the course of 12 years, going there to learn and work after school and during summer vacations.

I attended UC Berkeley as a fine art major and was lucky to take some classes with Peter Voulkos, in addition to my studies in drawing, painting and printmaking. During my junior year I participated in UC’s Education Abroad Program and thereby moved to Padova, Italy for a year that definitely changed my life. I was saturated in Art History and Italian, as I continued my Practice of Art studies. Perhaps the most significant accomplishment of this year was directing an exhibit for an architectural restoration organization in Venice.

After I returned to California and finished my degree, I began my career as a graphic designer. For the next twenty five years I worked as an art director/designer for various companies in the Los Angeles area. Ceramic art continued to be a hobby of mine during all the years I was working and raising a family. Eventually I bought an electric kiln and set up shop in my garage.

Four years ago I was hired by the Getty Center as a publications specialist for the Information Technology Services department. Working in such a culturally rich environment really fueled my desire to return to fine art. And at the same time, the struggle to learn complex software and programming languages consumed my energy and at times I wondered if my artistic side was being neglected. When that job ended in the summer of 2002 I made a decision to make ceramics part of my life in a much bigger way. Now for the first time I am combining my design skills (and computer expertise) and my love of clay in a new business of tile and art sculpture.