Headshot courtesy of Buatti-Ramos Photography
I have been making artwork for as long as I can remember. Growing up in my mom's pottery studio, Duck Creek Pottery, I learned at an early age how to turn clay into whatever I wanted it to be, such as pizzas, snowmen and birds. After patient instruction from my mom, around age five I was able to make discernible items and began selling my work at my mom's craft shows.
Art continued to be a very important part of my life throughout high school & college at UNC Chapel Hill. Study abroad in Florence, Italy my senior year of college gave my art a profound new dimension. I also have a passion for archaeology and graduated with a BFA in art concentrating in clay sculpture and a second major in anthropology concentrating in archaeology. I worked full time in an art gallery in Chapel Hill for four years after college and loved every minute of it!
I currently live in Durham, NC with my cats, Luna and Cleo. I was the studio director at an internationally known portrait photography studio for almost 8 years and learned a ton of invaluable info about photography and business! I was also the office manager at a soap and candle making supply company, and have had a great time incorporating candles and soaps into my clay work. I am currently the operations manager at BioSkryb Genomics, a startup single-cell amplification company with brand new cutting-edge technology, and love that we are helping progress science towards finding cures and better treatments for cancer as well as a host of other diseases and applications.
I love having a clay jewelry/sculpture, painting, apparel design, headshot, and nature photography business in my spare time and I sell my work at local shows, on Fine Art America, Etsy, and here on my website.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Join The MAKRS Society for our biggest event of the year!
We will have 100+ vendors, food trucks, alcohol and beverages, live music, fun activities for families and more.
Celebrate small-town life in the mountains. Visitors looking for original handicrafts will find plenty of choices shopping with three jam packed blocks, featuring locally made arts and crafts. Enjoy lots of festival foods and the wide variety of live entertainment, focusing on old time mountain music.
The 3rd annual Woodlake Handmade Holiday Craft Show will include 14 South Durham artists and 2 bakers and will be set up in the Woodlake clubhouse on Sunday, December 9th, 2018 from 11am to 4pm.
This year we will be raising money for a local charity near and dear to our Woodlake residents. A resident of the neighborhood, has ALS and has been fighting valiantly against it for years. At least 5% of all artists' sales will be collected at the end of the show to donate to the NC ALS society in her name. And there will be a table with more information about the charity, a donation jar, etc for patrons at the show as well.
Come visit me in Carrboro! This show is always really fun with great artists! I will have my jewelry/ceramic work, photography and hand made soap. The show features over 30 local artists offering jewelry, pottery, clothing, accessories, candles, toys, and lots of unique, affordable items for all ages. The bar will be open for holiday beverages. A kids' zone will feature hands-on art projects. Definitely an event not to miss!
Come do some early holiday shopping at our studio sale! We’ll have something for everyone with a wide range of artwork! Sylvia will have her handmade pottery and brightly colored alcohol ink paintings and Sarah will have her handmade jewelry, hand built clay work, photography, and handmade soap. A one-stop shop for unique gifts and goodies for yourself!
This FREE outdoor festival, held on the grounds of an old dairy farm and small orchard, hosts more than 60 local North and South Carolina potters. You will see a wide variety of pottery made of many different types of clay and selling at a range of price points. The selection of hand-made pottery includes dinnerware, decorative pieces, sculpture, planters, whimsical bird houses and much more. Meet with the artists and learn how they make their pieces.
Sat, May 18th 10am-6pm & Sun, May 19th 12-6pm - Waxhaw Spring Fest - Waxhaw, NC
Carolina Clay Matters Pottery Festival - Charlotte, NC
