My first exposure to glassblowing was in 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Tulane University hot shop founded and led by Gene Koss. I took ‘Intro to Glassblowing’ in order to fulfill the art credit requirement. I didn't know what I wanted to do after graduating, but quickly realized working in the hot shop was the coolest thing I’d ever done. After my first exposure, I took as many glass classes as my course schedule could accomodate. I even repeated classes I’d already taken, just to stay in the studio.

I learned the diverse possibilities of hot glass, and I loved experimenting and developing new ideas. After graduating in 2017, I lost access to the glass studio. That may have been the end of my journey into glass art, had I not been connected with Andrew Jackson Pollack, who was in the process of opening a public flame- working studio. He graciously accepted me as an apprentice and taught me the basics of flameworking.

For several years, I spent much of my free time practicing on a torch. In 2021 I quit my job to become a self-employed glass artist.

For me, learning to sculpt molten glass has been a process of relentless mistakes, cracks, and failures. Perseverance in flameworking signifies the saying, “A master has failed more times than a beginner has even tried.” I’m addicted to practicing a skill that I know can never truly be mastered, always striving to create better and better art to express my love of the process, and the mystery of life.

What ensues is my ongoing journey wherein I strive to be the best artist I can be. Thanks for following!