“I graduated from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University with honors in 2014. I was first introduced to ceramics while at Alfred and felt an immediate connection with the material, and the pottery wheel. A few weeks before graduating from Alfred, I was recruited to help open the first US branch of Spin Ceramics in New York City. I completed a four month residency at Sculpture Space NYC during my time in the big apple. Unfortunately I was not able to spend as much time on my artistic practice as I had hoped due to time constraints at work. I decided to leave Spin in order to pursue my artistic practice full time at the Saratoga Clay Arts Center in upstate New York. In 2015 I applied, and was accepted, as an artist in residence at the Taos Clay Studio, in El Prado, New Mexico. After completing my year long residency in Taos, I moved back to upstate NY to take over as Gallery Director at the Saratoga Clay Arts Center. I am currently making my living from a combination of making and teaching. Teaching has become a huge source of happiness for me.