Extraordinary Everyday Objects

Hello! I’m so glad you’re here!

SSL Ceramics is the cozy home of my functional ceramics, ceramics sculpture and some wild adventures in fiber arts.

My ceramics practice started over 25 years ago when I worked for a potter in my hometown in Palmer Lake, Colorado. Since then, I completed a bachelor’s of arts degree in ceramics and sculpture from Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, and a masters of fine arts degree in arts organizational leadership from Seattle University in Seattle, Washington. 

I have a varied professional background in art and nonprofit work – working in two production ceramic studios, as an art center teacher, starting a small clothing design company, collaborating on a small arts fundraising organization, and working as a manager and director at several Seattle-area nonprofits for over fifteen years.

In 2015, I founded Saltstone Ceramics, a community teaching studio and gallery, growing and nurturing it into a thriving community institution with national recognition. In 2023 I sold Saltstone Ceramics to my staff.

Today I teach wheel-throwing and hand-building classes and workshops at Seattle-area studios and make small batch functional ceramics as well as ceramic sculpture.