I am a full time potter living and making ceramics in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - the traditional lands of the Anishinabek Nation and the traditional territory of Fort William First Nation. I live in the city with my partner Bob, and work out of a small garage studio on my parent's property in the country north of town. 

We are surrounded by gorgeous nature and wilderness where I live, and my work is a celebration of the plants that grow here. I use living plants as the main decoration by rolling fresh leaves and flowers into wet clay slabs. It still amazes me how much detail the clay picks up, every leaf vein and tiny hair are preserved once the plant is peeled away! The clay pieces are then fired and glazed to cone 8 (1250 C) in an electric kiln. At this point I sometimes refer to them as 'fossils' - the memory of the plant is now preserved in stone.

I like to create a wide variety of work, including functional teapots, mugs, and dishes. But my favorite pieces are the ones that offer the best canvas for plant printing - large coil-built pots and slab wall hangings.