Prior to working as a sculptor, I had a 30-year career in education, teaching English in Sumatra and high school math and physics in New York City and Amherst, Massachusetts. During my teaching career, I also pursed a practice as a ceramic artist with a passion for throwing large vessels inspired by traditional Japanese and Korean forms. My love for working clay with my hands, combined with interests in the natural world and drawing, led me to representational and humanist sculpture.In 2008 I earned a post-Baccalaureate degree in Sculpture from the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts. I currently work and teach from my home studio in western MA. An elected member of the National Sculpture Society, I work and teach from my home studio in western MA. Awards I have earned through the National Sculpture Society include the Marilyn Newmark Memorial Award, the Jane B. Armstrong Memorial Award, and the Elliot Gantz & Co., Foundry Award.
