I moved to Vermont in 1998 and live in the town of Plainfield. I have always been involved in the arts as was most of my family and was encouraged to pursue my creative spirit. My mother studied oil painting, one of my sisters studied figure drawing, played the flute, and was involved with the theatre, my other sister studied ceramics, photography, and weaving, and my uncle owned an art gallery in New York City. My interest in throwing and hand building started in high school, and I continued with my studies of the arts in college. I have been throwing pottery consistently for the last five years out of a studio in Montpelier. I am a member of the Blinking Light Gallery as well as the bookkeeper and serve on the gallery’s Board of Directors.