Education:

• 2012- Anticipated MFA Ceramics - Hood College, Frederick, MD
• 2010- Master’s Certificate in Ceramic Arts Hood College, Frederick, MD
• 2005-2007: Apprenticeship, Foxcross Pottery studio with owner/potter Del Martin
• 1996-2005: Ceramics classes at Hagerstown Community College under the instruction of Ben Culbertson (MFA Ceramics, Alfred University) & Steve Wright (BA Ceramics, owner Wright Hand Drum)
• 1990: BA in Art, Washington College, Chestertown, MD
• 1986: Graduated St. Maria Goretti HS, Hagerstown, MD, member National Art Honor Society, Art Club Member

Areas of Specialization:

• Functional Stoneware and Porcelain pottery, Ceramic Art Tile
• Atmospheric Firing techniques, including soda, wood, salt, pit, gas reduction, and Raku.
• Experience building wood fired, Raku, gas reduction, and soda kilns.
• Clay and glaze chemistry

Publications:
 2011- Ceramics Monthly, February issue technical article: Kilns and Carbon Footprints

Awards and Shows

·        2012 Evolution, Hood College, Frederick, MD
·        2012 Faculty Exhibition, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA
·        2011 Hood College Alumni Ceramic Art Show, Hood College, Frederick, MD
·        2010 Sacred Geometry, solo exhibition- Hood College, Frederick, MD
·        2010 East Asian Coil, group exhibition- Hood College, Frederick, MD
·        2010 Faculty Open Studios- Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA
·        2010 Hood College Juried Student Show
·        2009 Faculty Show- Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA
·        2009 Cumberland Valley Pottery Festival
·        2008 Hood College Juried Student Show- 2nd place in Graduate Ceramics
·        2008 Faculty Show- Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA
·        2005 History in the Making, Washington County Fine Arts Council Gallery
·        2005 Fire/Works, Washington County Fine Arts Council Gallery
·        2005 Hagerstown Community College Student Art Show- 2nd place
·        2004 Summer Solstice, Baltimore, MD regional artists show
·        2003 Hagerstown Community College Student Art Show- 3rd place

Professional Affiliations
·        2009-present- American Craft Council Member
·        2005- Present Founder/owner Kiln Joy Ceramics, LLC, a woman-owned business focusing on handmade ceramic art tile and pottery.
·        2005- present: National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) member

Kiln Building

• 2011- building propane-fired soda kiln from recovered and re-used kiln brick
• 2010- converting electric kilns to gas for salt/soda firing (in progress)
• 2007-Built gas-fired Raku Kiln
• 2007- Built 2 “build & fire in a day” wood & salt fired kilns
• 2005 Built a gas fired sprung arch soda/salt kiln

Teaching Experience

·        2011- The Little Pottery Shop- Raku Workshop, scheduled for Oct 15, 2011
·        2006- Present-Wilson College- Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts specializing in Ceramics

• 2011- Spring- Ceramics I, Ceramics II
• 2010- Summer- Ceramics I, Ceramics II & Ceramics III
• 2009-Fall- Ceramics I, Ceramic II & Ceramics IV
• 2009- Summer Ceramics I, Ceramics II
• 2009- Spring- Ceramics I, Ceramics III
• 2008- Summer Term I- Ceramics I
• 2008-Spring Term Thesis Advisor to first Wilson College Art Major to present her Senior Thesis and show in Ceramics, the student was awarded The Wilson College Fine Arts Prize
• 2008- Spring term Ceramics III- Wilson College-- Wrote & Proposed curriculum, taught landmark first Ceramics III class at Wilson
• 2008-Spring- Ceramics II
• 2008- Art’s Day Raku seminar
• 2007- Fall Term Ceramics II- Wilson College- Wrote & Proposed curriculum, taught landmark first Ceramics II class at Wilson.
• 2007- Summer Term Ceramics I – Wilson College
• 2007- January Term Ceramics I – Wilson College
• 2006- Summer Term Ceramics I- Wilson College

·        2008- Guest Artist at Art Marathon Shippensburg University, assisted students in glazing, wadding, loading and firing wood kiln.
·        2003-2005 Led Raku firing and tile making workshops at the Hagerstown Community College Art Marathons, spring and fall semesters
·        2005: Substitute taught undergraduate-level classes on Glaze Formulation and basic ceramics classes for Professor Ben Culbertson at Hagerstown Community College.

Charity Events

·        The Potter’s Bowl – Eleven year contributing artist for this charity event benefiting the Washington County free medical clinic (2001-2011).
·        Art from the Heart- Art contribution to a charity Art auction benefiting the Franklin County Therapeutic Riding Center (2008)
·        The Dessert Bowl- Summer 2004, participating artist donating bowls to benefit a local heart transplant patient (2004)
·        Auction benefiting Handicapped Equestrian activities for local stable (2004).
·        Summer Solstice- featured several works in this show that charged an entrance fee to benefit  inner city school children in Baltimore (2004)