I make wheelthrown functional pottery and handbuilt sculptural wallhangings. I enjoy each type of work because of the one of a kind nature of most of my work. I believe expression and visual interest through talent, clay and the firing process are most important.

I have always loved working with clay so I attended Owensboro Community College for a semester to get reacquainted with throwing. I enjoyed this very much and continued to play with it for several years, when time permitted.

In 2000 I set up a little studio in my garage and got down to serious work. With time, my skill level increased and I began to see commercial success. I read all the trades and went to workshops taught by nationally known potters and ceramic artists.

By 2004 I had outgrown my studio and began to plan for a new location. I built my current studio and worked there while building a home at the same location.

Starting in January of 2007 I decided to branch out into the art of making firepaintings and sculptural works in clay. I still very much love functional work in pottery but my new work is more about self-expression.

It has been a lovely journey and meeting others with similar interest is really a wonderful addition. You are always welcome to come see what going on at the studio.

Educational pottery experiences

OWENSBORO COMMUNIY COLLEGE
basic throwing

JEPSONS INTERNATIONAL POTTERY SCHOOL
throwing large

ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTIST AND CRAFTMAN
Single Firing with Steve Hill

APPALACHIAN CENTER FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS
Forms with Ellen Shankin and Ash Glaze with Mark Issenberg

UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE LES MILEY NEW HARMONY WORKSHOP
improving skills: jars

THE JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK ART SCHOOL
Mark Peters

PENINSULA ART SCHOOL
building off the surface

Diane Hargrove
Rockearth Pottery
(270) 339-9769