I create whimsical, colorful (mostly functional) clay pieces with animal imagery. Working with clay for the past 40 years has been a gradual addiction for me, but certain considerations have always been constants in my work. I want the forms I create to be accessible, generous, and inviting for people visually, as well as inviting for use. Through the years I have consistently incorporated my sense of humor into the pieces that I make — primarily drawing the animals that I enjoy, and stretching the limits of the clay medium.