Pottery speaks on a deep level, a level approaching instinct. It’s a familiarity — a sense of home. I believe that a pot should feel right above all else, both visually and tactilely. This leads to somewhat quiet shapes and surfaces that I intend to exist tastefully within a home. More than technical tricks, I try to distill my pots down to the point that they tell the truth.
-May, 2022-
I was born on the first day of spring.
Growing up in Niles, Michigan meant lots of fort building, ball playing, bike riding, and swimming. High school was a blur of highways and loading gear in and out of the trailer in the middle of the night after VFW Hall hardcore shows all around the country.
College was when I discovered clay and the potter's wheel (thank you, Paul). After graduating from Western Michigan University with a ceramics BFA, I moved farther north to Manistee, Michigan and started Daybreak Gallery & Studio. For almost 5 years, I made pots every day at Daybreak. It was the first time I had to do everything for myself, and the pots really came a long way in those years.
Since spring 2018, I've been in Traverse City headed in a new direction toward more studio time with renewed focus on craft, purpose, and intention. It's a new seasonal rhythm, but one that suits me just fine.
