I've lived most of my life in Elgin, Illinois.  Presently living in Hampstead, North Carolina where I have my pottery studio.  I am also teaching ceramics part-time at Orange Street Pottery in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Artist Statement 

In my work, I strive for honesty in the use of material.  That is, I do not try to force the material beyond its potential or make it do something for which it was not intended.  I consider myself a potter and not a sculptor.  Therefore, the majority of my pieces will serve a utilitarian purpose as well as a decorative.

Education:
1959  B.S.ED. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
1963  M.A. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 1976  M.F.A. Northern Illinois Univeristy, DeKalb, IL.

Selected Exhibitions:
Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois; Downtown Chicago Public Library, Chicago, Illinois; Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, Illinois; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Hackley Art Museum, Muskegon, Michigan; Countryside Gallery, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois; College of St. Mary of the Springs, Columbus, Ohio;

3^rd Place in three dimensional design at the July, 2001 National Exhibition held at the Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, North Carolina; Jurors Award at the 2001 Piney Woods Art Festival, Wilmington, North Carolina. 

Selected Collections:
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois; Northern Illinois Gas Company, Aurora, Illinois; Borg-Warner Corp., Chicago, Illinois; Standard Oil Corp., Chicago, Illinois; Kenosha Museum of Art, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Rockford College, Rockford Illinois; College of St. Mary of the Springs, Columbus, Ohio; Wichita Art Assn. Wichita, Kansas; Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Glenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn, Illinois; Dr. and Mrs. William Cooley Collection, Peoria, Illinois; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio.