ABOUT THE ARTIST

I am a professional potter who has refined the craft of making oil lamps exclusively since 1970. I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University. College allowed me to investigate many medias, but it was not until after college that I discovered clay and began to self-teach the pottery craft.

My adventure began in a 4' x 6' studio, in the back of a school bus traveling home, after leaving my first 9 - 5 job as an Art Gallery Director in Boston. It has evolved to my present location on a 22 acre farm in Pennsylvania, where I work with my wife, Vive. Together, we explore and specialize in the creation of the pottery oil lamp.

Our oil lamps are sold to galleries and craft shops nationally, through a few select art festivals in Eastern U.S., and to private collections internationally.

Quality and gracefulness are combined in each oil lamp created - to give pleasure to your eye and heart. We use the flame to complete the flowing oil lamp forms - to give each one the desired physical balance in the combination of clay and fire.

By specializing in oil lamps exclusively for 37 years, we have been able to extensively investigate, experiment, and refine to the smallest details all the intricate possibilities related to the crafting of the oil lamp.