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;
3rd 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.