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I was born on Christmas Eve, 1963 in Jeanette Pennsylvania.  Still, I consider myself a native of the southwest, having lived my most reckless and influential years in El Paso, Texas.

I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1985.  Under the instruction of the most accomplished professors, I developed skills as a craftsman, discovered a love for clay and a near obsession with the drawn line.  That drawing obsession turned to compulsion as the clay became the canvas during graduate school at Arizona State University.  I received my Masters of Fine Arts in ceramics from ASU in 1990.

I am inspired by my faith in Jesus Christ, my environment, people, conversations, objects and images that I find throughout my day.  Though sometimes appearing disconnected, they create one story - autobiographic, adopted into my life, my narrative - simply because they make me stop and examine how each experience affects me and those around me.  Each encounter elicits a reaction to communicate to others.  Because I am assured that my world view is not singular, my narrative becomes allegory.  I invite others to join my story, fully aware of potential conflict and distance as well as comfort and familiarity.