Sedona Arts Center update for April 22

I was born and raised in NW Pennsylvania, but have lived in Sedona since 2004.My creative work is primarily the result of my need to be challenged. With discipline and passion, I have studied under Dennis Ott’s instruction for  only 3 years; creating a vast range of both decorative and functional pottery. Inspiration for me can pop up at any time and in any place. I love to both re-create and originate pieces from things I’v e seen elsewhere or just as a learning experience for myself. Art is always subject to interpretation. I hope that you can enjoy what has come out of my vision for each piece.  I define my work as a balance between understanding of technique, and ability to express an emotional reaction. The ultimate goal is to keep practicing, be unafraid to exhibit what I create and bring joy to others with what I share. My work can be found at the Sedona Tree House in Uptown Sedona, as well as the Student Gallery in the Sedona Arts Center Ceramics Studio.

I have a BFA and a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an Ed.D in Counseling Psychology from the University of San Francisco. My studio background has been in weaving and fabric design and drawing became a separate and integral part of my creative process. I have worked both as an educator and as an art therapist and believe that art is an inherent part of expressing and understanding one’s self.The visual effects of textures have always fascinated me and I have been drawing natural objects I have found on beaches, hiking trails and walks around the neighborhood for many years. I prefer working in pencil and colored pencil and occasionally use ink to accent the linear designs in my drawings. The blending of color, value and light in producing shapes and textures on paper is important to me in creating unique images from nature. It is a process that takes on a life of its own and, in the end, produces images separate from the original object.