I was raised in Juneau, Alaska; I moved around a bit and am currently living in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. My College degree and former career focus was in Media and Theater arts with an emphasis in film and video production. Due to many factors and circumstances, I've changed careers. I have been at pottery full time since June of 2002. I love it and hope to work in it for years to come. However, currently my primary job is as a stay-at-home father to my daughter, Maia.

I am often asked who it was that taught me or where I studied. Well, I guess I was trained in the basics in High School. Most of my training came from reading books and trial and error. For the most part, I am self-taught. There has been no end of mental challenges along this path I've chosen, and this is one reason I love it so much.

The reasons of how and why I have chosen to make pots are a constant source of contemplation for me. I struggle with philosophical ideals that seem to conflict with the hard realities of life that I observe around me. Having a scientific mind, my observations about the culture I live in constantly suggest that pottery is unnecessary, and perhaps my talents would be of better value applied elsewhere. Despite this, there is something in my heart that knows that the type of pottery I am attempting to create is important. As much as our culture moves away from human craftsmanship, especially in the items we come into contact with every day, I feel the need for these things grows greater; so my goal is to create pots that are functional, both physically and spiritually. By working quickly and unselfconsciously, I hope to lower the time spent on each pot and thus be able to keep my prices reasonable while keeping the quality high. I eventually want to open a small "pottery" (shop, kiln, gallery, etc.) and work as a potter in some smaller town, probably in Alaska.

Many potters have influenced me. I am most impressed, so far, with the work of John Leach, Bernard Leach, Richard Batterham, Warn MacKenzie, Shoji Hamada, Andrew Holden, and Daniel Rhodes. Shoji Hamada's pots are probably the ones I admire the most. My philosophy about pottery was greatly shaped by the exceptional book, The Unknown Craftsman by Soetsu Yanagi.