Bio
Moore College of Art and Design 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award
I am a ceramic artist, painter, and one of five founders of The Clay Studio in Philadelphia. I was a professor of art, (now retired) and am currently director of The Branch Out Project which offers arts-based visual literacy workshops to business executives and others. Since 1998, I’ve been designing and teaching art workshops at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for a variety of audiences including adults with disabilities, Veterans, and people with Parkinson's disease.
My artwork is strongly influenced by Japan and Japanese art. I have exhibited my work there and visited multiple times to study ceramics, calligraphy and traditional "urauchi" scroll mounting, a technique I use in my work.