My interest and education in architecture have strongly influenced the direction I have taken in working with clay. My desire to explore form, both functionally and aesthetically is derived from that background. Throughout my career my primary focus has been form and surface development, and I have tried to incorporate glazes and glazing techniques that enhance those concerns. These concerns were the foundation of my earliest involvement with clay and my effort to understand the complexities of the ceramic process over thirty years ago, and they remain at the heart of my work with clay today.