Artist's Statement

About

Full time studio artist, focusing on large-scale ceramic work.

Education

Apprenticeship with Jun Kaneko, United States, Japan, and The Netherlands, 1991-96

            Oversaw production and installation of several public projects, including Salt Lake City Civic Center, Boston Subway station stop, Council Bluffs, Iowa Mid-America Center

B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute, 1985 (Dean’s List)

Public Commissions

Pracht Wetlands Park, Wichita, KS, 15 ceramic and stainless-steel sculptures, ranging from 7 to 12 feet in height, 2025

Country Acres Dog Park, Wichita, KS, two 8-foot ceramic dogs and three ceramic balls, 2025

“Concentricity,” twelve ceramic bollard covers, Wichita Advanced Learning Library, Wichita KS, 2018

“Opening Move,” tile mural, University of Kansas, School of Business, Lawrence, KS, 2016

“Intersections,” 12-foot by 24-foot tile mural, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS, 2016

“Prairie Sails,” tile mural, Kansas Leadership Center, Wichita, KS, 2013

Donor Recognition Mural, Prairie Pavilion, Dyck Arboretum, Hesston, KS, 2013

“Harvest Journey,” tile mural, Bethel College, North Newton, KS, 2012

“Mr. Biggle’s Treasure,” large-scale sculptural vessel, Botanica’s Children’s Garden, Wichita, KS, 2011

Nomar International Market, two tile murals and nine finial pots incorporated into architecture, Wichita, KS, 2010

Entryway sculpture project, collaborating with students, Newton High School, Newton, KS, 2008

“Prairie Fence,” steel and clay slabs, Dyck Arboretum, Hesston, KS, 2007

“Open Book,” memorial clay mural, Carriage Factory Art Gallery, Newton, KS, 2006

“Woven,” sculpture project involving five 6-foot figures, stamped contract and handmade tiles, Municipal Building Addition, Salina, KS, 2004

“A Sense of Place,” 50-square foot mural utilizing prairie textures, Dyke Arboretum, Hesston, KS, 2004

Evergreen Park Library project, two 12-foot tall carve-clay steles, Wichita, KS, 2003

“Blue Sky,” outdoor public art project, collaboration with two other artists for the city of Newton, KS, 2002

“Points of Contact,” 330-square foot mural, Salina Presbyterian Church, Salina, 2001