My goal is co create unique, one of a kind sculpture for people to enjoy. The overall look and style of my work is a combination of artistic creativity and a reflection of the lifestyles, designs and hairstyles, of different Native American groups.

Each sculpture I create is unique. I begin with a slab of clay. I then form it into the shape for that piece whether it is a man or woman standing or seated. Most of the surface of each sculpture is the natural color of the clay. I often use as many as three different clays for each piece. The colors you see on my sculpture are A reflection of all the color choices available in high fire stoneware.

The glazes are applied by brush, which is the most meticulous and exacting part of the final look of each piece. Each sculpture has been final fired in a twenty cubic foot gas down draft kiln. This final firing is not an automatic procedure. They are fired to 1300 degrees in a reduction firing. This firing takes from n to I14 hours and must be monitored during the entire process. This type of firing is what gives the sculpture its rich earth tones on the clay and depth in the glazes. There are many factors that affect the firing some of which I cannot control, such as humidity and outside temperatures. This adds an element of uniqueness co all the sculpture chat emerges from the kiln. I also cake pride and comfort knowing that if not dropped or hit with something, my sculpture will endure for a thousand years or more.

Creating artwork has always been a part of my life. From early childhood, I have made things out of almost anything I could gee my hands on. When I was in high school in Kettering, Ohio I was creating and selling sculpture of cut up tin cans from my parents garage.

I attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, earning an associate degree in commercial an. After graduating, I succumbed to the lure of the west and moved to Tucson, Arizona. I worked for three years as. graphic artist, but my desire to create original art pushed me to leave the security of a job and struggle as a painter, working in oils and watercolors. After several years with only marginal success, I enrolled in a ceramics class, which changed my life . The beginnings of my sculpture today began in chat class 20 Years ago. I found clay to I the perfect; medium to create the images in my head. I have sec out to learn and I am still learning the technical knowledge I need to shape the medium to fit my ideas. With my studio and kilns at my home,I can continually experiment with new methods and techniques.