I am an Artist Educator, known to friends and colleagues as “Buddy.” I taught Art and 3D Design in Central Virginia Public Schools for 39 years. Teaching Art as the foundation for “Critical Thinking” has helped me explore numerous processes of making with my students. I love problem solving and work through every medium using the sculptural processes of additive, subtractive and modeling. The attraction of carving wood started at a young age with the fascination of watching my grandfather whittle. This led to mallet and chisels in high school. My interest in clay started at that time and I began throwing on the potter’s wheel in college at VCU. My passion for Raku fired ceramics started in the mid 1990’s with my first solo exhibition, Intersections, at Middle Street Gallery in Washington, VA in 2004. After retirement from public schools I have focused my work on sculptural forms with Raku fired ceramics. Wood is often a component and almost always a part of my process. My making journey continues in Moseley, VA where I pursue craft-quality while embracing the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi; “Nothing is perfect, Nothing is complete, Nothing is permanent.”

Exhibitions

Water and Wood - Artspace, EFC Gallery July / August 2024

Earth, Fire, Water, Air, Spirit - ART WORKS August / September 2023

Between Floods - A James River Art Show Invitational Exhibit, Gallery5, Richmond VA, May 2023

Rocks Rivers, Raku - A Visual Haiku, Naked Raku fired ceramics, Solo Exhibition Artspace Gallery May / June 2022

Artworks Juried Clay Show, Best in Show 2021

RVAClay NCECA Juried Show Artworks 2019

Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA Annual Invitational Show 2019

“Rake”, Herald IV, Richmond Public Library 2018

Sacred Shield Series, “Bluecoup” Group Show, Artspace April 2018

“Stack” With Chris Stephens and Gary Colson, Artspace, August/ September 2017

Ebb, Teeth, Quarry series Installation VCU Health CHoR 2016

Radius 250 Artspace 2015

“Separate Together”, with Jennifer Terrell Myer, Matthew Terrell, John Terrell Artspace Gallery 2014

Member Artspace Gallery 2012- present

Artist Speak. Middle Street Gallery, With Janet Brome and Eunice Wenger July 2005 

“Intersections”, One-person show, Middle Street Gallery Washington, VA, Oct. 2004

Member of Middle Street Gallery, Washington VA, Aug 2003- 2006

Bath County Juried Show, July 2003

Artspace, Richmond VA, “The Power of Three 2” With Chris Stephens and Gary Colson, August 2002

Blue Ridge Windows, Warrenton VA, “The Power of Three” with Chris Stephens and Gary Colson, Spring 200I

Shockoe Bottom Art Center, Richmond VA, 1998-2003

Loden Gallery, Richmond VA, Spring 1997

Reynolds Minor Gallery, Richmond VA, 1975

        Anderson Gallery, VCU, Richmond VA, Spring 1973