I’m a potter and cook from Berkeley, CA.

I started making pottery in 2016 while working as a line cook in Oakland, CA. I found myself obsessing over the handmade dishes we used and enrolled in a wheel-throwing class at a local community studio, and have been making pots ever since.

From 2017-19 I lived in Asheville, North Carolina, took classes at the Penland School of Craft (one with Sunshine Cobb, and one with Tom & Maggie Jaszczak), and absorbed as much as I could from the incredible craft community in that area. This time in life opened my eyes to the world of studio pottery and to the possibility making a career as a craftsperson.

After returning to Northern CA, I worked a brief stint as a production potter at MM Clay, and then completed 2-years as an Artist-In-Residence at the Mendocino Arts Center from 2020-2022.

In the fall of 2022, I opened a restaurant in Mendocino County called Good Bones Kitchen, and for three years this project consumed every waking hour, leaving little time for any sort of consistent studio practice.

I’ve since closed that business and moved to Petaluma, CA where I currently teach classes at Petaluma Pottery and Kickwheel Sonoma, and most importantly, have meaningful time to make pots again.