Art is the center of my world and has been since I began to take the discipline seriously in 1995. That was the year I fell into the studio and knew I had truly come home.
Initially my pursuit was completely focused on ceramics. The process is deep and requires loads of concentration and time to develop real skill and I was content. The early part of that development happened at what was then the University of Southern Colorado, studying under Vicky and Richard Hansen. I received my BS in 1997.
Along with developing my skills I was focused on growing my family and the lifestyle that so often goes with work in clay. In addition to the birth of my children the most exciting development of this time was being made Artist in Residence at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center. Beginning in 2003, I held this position for 10 years. During that time I became a good potter, a great teacher and learned to manage a community studio and the hundreds of daily details that is an integral part of making your living from your craft.
During this time my then husband Shane and I began to focus on public art. We were fortunate to install several pieces in Pueblo and Denver
The stress of living and working together finally took its toll and my marriage disolved in 2011.
Shortly after, I chose to return to school in search of my MFA through Fort Hays State University, studying under Linda Ganstrom. Graduate school was a wonderful experience, allowing me to focus on the fine art portion of my work exclusively, which had been impossible while making pots for a living. The development was more than I would have believed possible and I will always be grateful for the experience.
One of the most important developments of that time was entering into collaboration with Gabe Wolff. Our collaboration, Foxy-Wolff produced some of the most interesting work thus far in my career. It was with this collaboration that I began to integrate digital technology into the installation ceramics that was at the core of my work at this time. initially the digital work was primarily video but digital photography and web design both eventually made their way into the project.
I finished graduate school in 2016, having earned my MFA and Foxy-Wolff went along for another couple years.
A need to move into a more commercially viable project has been at the core of my most recent development. Combining my years in functional pottery and the new depths in my aesthetic training brought about by grad school, Rock Cycle Ceramics, my latest project is focused on Colorado’s booming weed industry in the form of slip cast smoking accessories.