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I believe that I am an artist, first and foremost; the teaching I do springs out of my own love for the ceramic medium and its processes. I teach by example, taking care to articulate my own thought process as I make. I show not only how to, but where my thinking about decisions I make comes from.

In the ceramics there are a myriad of technical hurdles to overcome. It is important to introduce skills and techniques at a manageable pace. I try to expose students to a great variety of aesthetics, techniques, and history. It is important not only to learn how to make, but also learn to talk about the ideas behind the work. Through critiquing examples from other artists, I teach how to see and express ideas verbally. As I educate, I give students the voice to examine their own work, and how to improve it.

I am an encouraging mentor in the classroom, highlighting the progress that has been made, even in failures. Instilling an excitement for clay and appreciation for the utility of this material, I highlight its fascinating and varied history. I feel it is important to give a more structured framework to assignments for beginning students to ensure their hand skill development, while more advanced students receive more individualized assignments and encouragement specific to their areas of interest.
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Image List (Left to Right)
  1. Justin Betley
9” x 8” x 8”
Earthenware
Personal Narrative Teapot
Into Handbuilding
2005

  1. Justin Betley
9” x 8” x 8”
Earthenware
Personal Narrative Teapot
Into Handbuilding
2005

  1. Aimee L’Heureux
10” x 8” x 5”
Earthenware
Personal Narrative
Into Handbuilding
2005

  1. Cortney Provini
14” x 10” x 7”
Earthenware
Personal Narrative
Into Handbuilding
2005

  1. Cortney Provini
14” x 10” x 7”
Earthenware
Personal Narrative (detail)
Into Handbuilding
2005

  1. Erica Bell
24” x 18” x 18”
Earthenware
Jomon Project
Into Handbuilding
2005

  1. Erica Bell
24” x 18” x 18”
Earthenware
Jomon Project (detail)
Into Handbuilding
2005

  1. Tom Grimsley
25” x 14” x 14”
Earthenware
Jomon Project
Into Handbuilding
2005

  1. Beverly Bowers
10” x 7” x 7”
Raku
Stacked Forms
Intermediate Wheel
2010

  1. Sleight Haley
10” x 7” x 5”
Mid-range Stoneware
Beginning Ceramics
2010

  1. Sleight Haley
4” x 4” x 3”
Mid-range Stoneware

Beginning Ceramics
2010

  1. Sleight Haley
8” x 5” x 4” (pitcher)
Mid-range Stoneware
Beginning Ceramics
2010

  1. Sleight Haley
10” x 7” x 5”
Mid-range Stoneware
Beginning Ceramics
2010

  1. Amanda Obert
5” x 6” x 4”
Mid-range Stoneware
Beginning Ceramics
2010

  1. Amanda Obert
10” x 10” x 6” (teapot)
Mid-range Stoneware
Tea set assignment
Beginning Ceramics
2010

  1. Sally Beck
8” x 4” x 4” (largest)
Mid-range Stoneware
Beginning Ceramics
2010

  1. Gregg Edelin
14” x 10” x 10”
Low fire Horse Hair
Advanced Ceramics
2010

  1. Carmen Kurushima
4” x 8” x 8” (largest)
Stoneware
Advanced Ceramics
2010

  1. Joshua David
5” x 5” x 2”
Soda Fired Porcelain
Advanced Ceramics
2010

  1. Joshua David
6” x 9” x 4”
Soda Fired Porcelain
Advanced Ceramics
2010