I started throwing pots over 50 years ago, during the summer while in high school, and went on to major in ceramics in college where I was influenced by the East-West partnership of Shoji Hamada and Bernard Leach - learning to make functional ware with respect for the qualities inherent in the materials. I visited Moab, fell in love with the landscape, and was hired to work in the Maze district of Canyonlands where we frequently worked near the pictographs of the Great Gallery. That was my introduction to rock art. When Thelma and Louise was filmed, a surge of tourism led to requests for petroglyph images on my pottery. I began searching for- and photographing- rock art. I've never stopped! I believe rock art panels tell stories based on a mythology we don't understand. I strive to make pots that feel as good as they look. They're meant to be used- hopefully becoming favorite items through frequent handling.