My studio is in Northampton, MA USA. I have pottery on consignment at Waterway Arts in Great Falls, MA and at Sip 413 in Florence, MA. Subscribe to my email newsletter for occasional announcements of exhibitions and fairs.

Legends, epics, and myths demonstrate what it means to be a human, hero, god, or monster. Through translation and adaptation—these stories are continuously retold to reflect our shifting values and beliefs. Since ancient times, pottery has been a narrative artform. Museums are full of pots decorated with classical gods and heroes. In my own work, I turn to Greek mythology: The Odyssey, and The Iliad; translations of Beowulf; and notably, Wolverine and Batman. After all, superheroes are today’s heroes of myth: comic book heroes undergo continual transformation as they are adapted by new authors, artists, and directors.

In 2010, I was enthralled by the saga ‘Wolverine in Hell’—where he encountered a Dante-inspired cast of demons and the damned. This dark Wolverine, whose suffering outshone his superpowers, galvanized me, and opened the door for my own reinterpretation. At a time when I was facing chronic illness, disability, and the challenge of establishing an art practice outside of academia, I drew Wolverine dealing with mundane suffering: practicing mindfulness, feeling discouraged, going to work anyway. Since then, I have continued to use Wolverine as an avatar for my own experience of living in a body. 

I lost my father to cancer and gave birth to my second child in the isolation of the pandemic. I found my art practice turned inside out. The way through this grief has been to channel the champions and heroes by putting them on pots.

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