Born: Charlotte, NC;
May 3, 1951
Residence: 2350 Brown's Mill Road, Cookeville, TN 38506
__________________________________________ 1973 B.S. Degree-Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1977-88 Worked in collaboration with Robert E. Carlson, to produce art pottery
__________________________________________ EXHIBITIONS
1997
- Kutani International Decorative Ceramics Fair; Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan
- "Tea Party," Group show, Off the Wall Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
- "Teapot 8," Group Show, Gallery Alexander, La Jolla, CA
1995
- "Kindred Spirits," Two Woman Show, Metro I Gallery; Egg Harbor, WI
1994
- "The Art of Whimsy," Zenith Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- " Hot/ Ice," Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
1993
- "The Tea Party," American Craft Museum; New York, NY
- Group Show, Artisans Gallery; Great Neck, NY
- "Celebration of the Year of American Craft", Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
1992
- "Objects," Olson-Larsen Gallery; Des Moines, IA
1991
- "The Tea Party," American Craft Museum, New York, NY
- "A Tea Party," Ferrin Gallery, Nardin Fine Arts, Brewster, NY
- One Woman Show, ZYZYX, Baltimore, MD
___________________________________________ GALLERIES AND SHOWROOMS
- American Artisan Gallery, Nashville, TN
- Anderson Gallery, Wilson, NC
- Ar-te-fact, Houston, TX
- Artifacts, Charlotte, NC
- Artworks, Miami, FL
- Casa Decor, Caracas, Venezuela
- Courtyard Cafe, Alameda, CA
- E.R.L. Originals, Winston-Salem, NC
- Gallery 33, Portsmouth, NH
- Carol James Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- Leather Company, Owings Mills, MD
- Newbill Collection, Seaside, FL
- Northern Possessions, Harbor Springs, MI
- Off The Wall, Santa Fe, NM
- Olson- Larsen Gallery, Des Moines, IA
- Ornament Gallery, Seoul, Korea
- Edwin Pepper Interiors, St. Louis, MO
- Regency Collection, Boca Raton, FL
__________________________________________ PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
- Amoco Corporation, Tulsa, OK
- Dr. Edith Burns, Milwaukee, WI
- Cafe' Rivieria, Washington, DC
- Carreras Jewelers, Richmond, VA
- James Cleveland, Reston, VA
- Cray Research, Inc., Mendota Heights, MN
- Catherine Fox, Art Critic, Atlanta Journal /Constitution, Atlanta, GA
- Duane & Sharon Gautier, Springfield, VA
- John & Karen Parker, Leesburg, VA
- Borden Hanes, Hanes Corporation, Winston- Salem NC
- Bart & Terrill Stone Ketover, Miami, FL
- Mr. and Mrs. Dan Marino, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Midway Hospitality Corporaton, Lansing, IL
- Nations Bank, Charlotte, NC
- Neal Peirce, National Journal, Washington Post, Washington, DC
- Radisson Hotel, Newark, NJ
- Schwarzschild Jewelers, Richmond, VA
- Xavier Roberts, Atlanta, GA
- Takeo Yamaki, Osaka, Japan
__________________________________________ RECENT DISTINCTIONS
1997
- Ceramic Workshop Instructor; Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond
1996
- Published, The Best of Pottery, Quarry Books, Rockport, MA
- Third Prize, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, Reston, VA
1995
- Best in Show, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, Reston, VA
- Second Prize, Ceramics, New Eastside Artworks, Chicago, IL
1993
- Featured as billboard advertisement for ACC Craft Fair, Atlanta, GA
- Merit Award, "A Show of Hands," Cheekwood, Nashville, TN
1992
- Featured as billboard advertisement for ACC Craft Fair, Minneapolis, MN
1991
- Carreras Jewelers Award for Contemporary Design, Richmond Craft & Design Show, Richmond, VA
- Award for Excellence, Arts Festival of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
- First Prize Ceramics, Boca Museum, Boca Raton, FL
- Juror, Richmond Crafts & Design Show 1992, Richmond, VA
- Tabletop Clay Award, American Craft Council Craft Fair, Minneapolis, MN.
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