After receiving my undergraduate degree in Art from DePauw University and my M.F.A. from The Ohio State University, I taught ceramics for twenty years at the University of Louisville. At that time, I also taught special courses for such schools as Purdue University Extension, The Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and the Banff Centre School of Art, where I was Artist-in-Residence in 1984.
Beginning when there were only a few publishers interested in pottery and its history, I was fortunate, through my work as editorial advisor to the Chilton Book Company, to help increase the range and number of books available. For a long time, I traveled throughout North America to exhibit and conduct workshops. Field studies on pottery in Japan and England further informed my understanding of the long and rich history of ceramics. I have published numerous articles on ceramics, and photos of my work are featured in major texts on the subject.
I lived for thirty years in the knobs of southern Indiana, where my family and I designed and built our small home, studio, showroom, and several barns ourselves. Our work on this organic subsistence farm was dedicated to caring not only for the family but also to caring for the land, garden, and livestock while restoring abused land to health in part by planting some 800 trees and protecting the existing woodland.
I moved back to north Texas in 2000. I have taught at the Craft Guild of Dallas and spent a decade as Artist-in-Residence and occasional Instructor at the University of Dallas. I continue to exhibit widely, donate to the Empty Bowls project in Dallas, and participate in events at the Craft Guild of Dallas and the Goldmark Cultural Center.
Work Featured in Books:
Richard Burkett and Glenn C. Nelson. A Potter’s Handbook, sixth edition. London: Thomson Learning, 2002.
Linda Arbuckle, editor. 500 Plates and Chargers. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2008.
Val M. Cushing. The Ceramic Design Book, a Gallery of Contemporary Work. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998.
Don Davis. Wheel-Thrown Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1998.
Robin Hopper. Functional Pottery, Form and Aesthetic in Pots of Purpose, second edition. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2001.
Robin Hopper. The Ceramic Spectrum, second edition. Iola, WI: Krause Publications
- First edition, Radnor, PA: Chilton Books, 1984.
Bill Hunt, 21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2003.
Jim Lawton, 500 Teapots, Volume 2. Asheville, NC: Lark Crafts, 2013.
Joe Molinaro. Pottery Tour of Kentucky. Lexington, KY: Crystal Communications, 2000.
Diana Pancioli. Extruded Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1999.
Phil Rogers. Ash Glazes. London: A & C Black, 1992 and 2003.
Jim Romberg, 500 Raku, Asheville, NC: Lark Crafts, 2011.
Amedeo Salamoni, Woodfired Ceramics: 100 Contemporary Artists. Atglen,PA: Sciffer Publishing, Ltd. 2013.
Kathy Triplett. Handbuilt Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books,1997.
AndersonTurner. Pottery Making Techniques. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2004.
Richard Zakin. Ceramics: Mastering the Craft, second edition. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2001.
Art for Everyone,Chemeketa Community College Art Faculty. Hayesville, OR. Art Appreciation Textbook, 2017, 2nd edition, 2025
Architectural Commissions include:
Interfaith Chapel and Our Lord Woods, New Harmony Inn, New Harmony, IN
First Unitarian Church, Louisville, KY
Mt. St. Francis Conventual Friary, Mt. St. Francis. IN
Douglass Boulevard Christian Church, Louisville, KY (1992 Fine Arts Commission)
Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Dallas, TX
St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, McKinney, TX
A full resume is available upon request.