Educational History

2017   Certificate in Ceramics Studio with Honours, Kootenay School of the Arts

2013   Masters of Arts: Environmental Education and Communication, Royal Roads University. Thesis: Embodying the Earth: How We Come to Know Through Embodied Knowledge. An ethnographic study of Potters and their connection to the earth

2001   Bachelor of Education, University of Alberta.       

Awards/Grants/Scholarships

2017   KAMA Bursary from Kootenay School of the Arts

Exhibitions/Shows/Presentations

2017   Kootenay School of the Arts Final Year End Show: "SHARE" A collection of Gas Fired Tableware.

2016   Kootenay School of the Arts Christmas Show: Sculptural Pieces and Porcelain Lighting

Publications/Public Engagement

2017 Presenter at World Environmental Education Congress, Vancouver, BC.Embodying the earth: What homemade cookies and handcrafted pottery can teach us about our relationships with the planet

2009   Royal Roads Library Collection. Thesis: Embodying the Earth: How We Come to Know Through Creative Experiences and Expressions.

Other Ceramics Experience / Symposiums & Artist residencies

2019 Kohila wood-fire symposium (estonia), international wood-fire symposium participant

2018 guldagergaard International Cermaics research centre (denmark), Young wood-fire artist in residence

2017 Robin DuPont Ceramics, Assisted in building the chimney for a wood fire train kiln, loading, wadding and preparing pots its inaugural wood firing.

2016 Arts Place, Beyond the Wheel with Joe Martin.

2015 Arts Place, Focus on Function with Cam Fisher.

Professional Affiliations / Subscriptions

National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)

Global Environmental and Outdoor Education Council (GEOEC)

The Log Book: International Wood-fired Ceramics Publication