I attended Wisconsin State University, River Falls and received my Bachelor in Sciencein 1965. Following my undergraduate studies, I attended the University of Wisconsin inMadison, WI, and received a Master in Fine Arts degree in 1967. From 1967 to 2008, I was aprofessor of art at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. I am a Professor Emeritusand retired to Green Valley, AZ. I have been making masterworks in clay for over 60 years, and Iam currently focusing on making hand-built, high fire ceramic art.Since the mid 1960’s, I have been working in clay. I continue to engage in the exploration of the expressive possibilities of the material and the myriad technical opportunities presented bydifferent types of firing, glazing, staining, marking, tearing, smoothing, poking, throwing,hand-building, slab construction, coil building, mold making, drawing, painting, forming, andsculpting. Throughout it all, I continue striving to develop and refine a visual language thatrespects the traditions of the craft and pushes those traditions in ways that are unique, original,and new.