I make functional objects in stoneware and porcelain. They are wheel-thrown or handbuilt, and fired to 1270° in an electric kiln.

I grew up in Okinawa, Japan and completed my studies in the United States at the University of Virginia where I studied French and Russian. During that period I travelled to Japan with the secret ambition of becoming a potter’s apprentice. I never found the potter but met Fujikake-san who had an impressive collection of Japanese pottery. He accompanied me to kilns, ceramic museums and to the studio of an old Ashikaga potter, filled with an array of tableware all made with the same clay, smooth on the inside covered with a transparent glaze and crevassed on the outside like an authentic Japanese rice cracker, naturally glazed from the woodfiring.


Years later in France, I worked under the guidance of Josephte Grange-Sarles and Gilles Duru then continued mastering the craft at the studio of Augusto Tozzola.

My work is a direct reflection of everyday observations and experiences. Through these ceramic pieces I celebrate the silent voice of the handmade object.