My ceramics focus began in 2006 following a “Paint your own Pottery” session.  I chose a couple of premade forms and experienced a great event painting them. My creativity was unleashed!   I decided that I had to learn to create pieces from scratch, so I enrolled in wheel throwing classes at my local recreational center and was hooked!   The wheel throwing continued for the next dozen years only to be ended by a shoulder surgery.  When I returned to clay, I elected to try hand building rather than wheel throwing, believing this new approach would cause less shoulder stress.  I fell in love with hand building, which allowed my creativity to blossom with the surface decoration of my pieces.  I abandoned the wheel.  Now I strive to make non-traditional, colorful, fun pieces that make people smile.