I was born on Prince Edward Island in Canada and lived most of my life in Ontario, outside of Toronto. For all of my adult life I have been an artist. My first art experiences were working with batik, after which I moved on to painting with acrylics, before discovering clay. I love being able to work with my hands and touch my artwork, so clay is the perfect medium for me. It is only a brown slab until intuition takes over and it is transformed into a finished piece, waiting to be glazed.

 For many years tableware was my passion and my livelihood. My husband Dave eventually joined me and together we successfully sold our pieces all across Canada in galleries, museums and at art shows. In 2015 we moved to San Miguel de Allende where I am now focusing on creating sculptures and monoprints.

The subjects of my sculptures are animals, birds and women. I love the magic of taking a thumbnail sketch without any detail and transforming it into a sculpture, watching it slowly come to life from a simple abstract shape. The pieces I like the best are the ones that keep a rough, abstract presence to them while letting the special spirit of my subject shine through.

My wall sculptures are slab constructed, whereas the standing ones are built solid and hollowed out later. The patterns in each piece are created using wooden or metal tools, and sometimes stamps, during the building process. Afterwards different textures are created when layers of glaze are sponged over underglazes. 

All of my surface treatments are inspired by things like patterns found in nature, stone patios, fabrics and the weathered patina of old furniture and the centuries old walls and doors of San Miguel. Many of my sculptures incorporate Nepalese silk and recycled metal decorations.

My monoprints are created using black and white enlarged images of my sculptures, which are embedded into the surface of each print. This process is known as Chine-Colle. Layers of colour are rolled onto the plexi-glass printing plate and textured using rags, sponges and various tools. After the paper has gone through the press, sometimes small details are added using acrylic paint and wooden stamps.

My available pieces can be shipped anywhere in the world!