n 1993, after spending a few years out of high school trying to think of something practical to do for a living, I decided to persue my real interests and study art. I spent my foundation years at Langara College in Vancouver, then went on to Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. It was during my time in Halifax, surrounded by colourful old character houses, that I had the idea of making my first clay house candle holder. I have now been making these houses for eight years and it's just as interesting and fun as ever. I feel that it's important to find a balance between being consistant and keeping things fresh, so every piece has it's own unique style and details while maintaining high standards of quality. I've had a lot of fun expanding my line of pieces and continue to be inspired by all sorts of things, my travels, pictures in books and magazines, a customer's remarks or what have you.

Each piece is hand built with slabs of clay (low-fire earthenware) that are cut to shape with the help of templates and pieced together with slip once the clay reaches the desired consistancy. Once the basic shape has been pieced together, windows are then cut, doors are drawn on and the bottom of the piece gets burnished for smoothness. After the piece has dried it gets fired, glazed and then fired again.