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1959 Born, Norwich, Connecticut, USA.
Education
1966 - 1978 New London Public Schools, CT, USA
1978 - 1982 Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1982 Graduated with BA in Studio Art
.........Pottery Apprenticeship, Miyagi, Japan
1983 Japanese, Asahi Cultural Center, Tokyo, Japan
2003 Kendo (Shodan), Nanryo Kendo Club, Tokoname, Japan
Work Experience
1978-81 Counselor, Head of Arts and Crafts, Trip Leader, Camp Lanakila, Vermont, USA
1984-1985 Staff of Tobo Sugi, in production of tile murals. Tokoname, Japan.
1990-1992 Staff of International Ceramic Workshop at Tokoname, Japan
1991- present ESL Team Teacher -Tokoname Education Department, Japan
1998-2005 Lecturer at Nihon Fukushi University, Japan
2003-2004 Lecturer at Nagoya Design University, Japan
2004 - present Lecturer of watercolor painting Agui, Japan
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Commissions and other Projects
1985 Japan Map: Ju-ju Restaurant in Handa, Japan
1988 Mural 'The Tree': Daihara Elementary School, Sendai, Japan
1995 Travel Documentary: 'Sanshi Discover Japan, Fuji Television, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima: Japan
........ Lecture: The Tokoname Experience: Worcester Art Center MA. USA
1997 Ceramic Artist Interchange: Japan and the Czech Republic
1998 Designed, built Studio-House in Sakai, Tokoname, Japan
2002 Decorative Tile: Ono Bridge, Ono, Tokoname, Japan
.........Created and published the emotion game 'Pandoract'
2003 Walkway Tile Painting 'The Sun': Sakai Beach, Tokoname, Japan
2004 Camel Sculpture, for the Asian Gallery of Connecticut College, CT USA
2006 Chairman's Prize 'Parade of the Plover' Tokoname Competition, Japan.
.........Created and published the card deck - quiz game 'Critter Cards'
2008 Kanji Tile, Kosugaya Elementary School, Tokoname, Japan
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One Person Exhibitions
1987 Man Made Nature. Cent Crayon Gallery Nagoya, Japan
1988 Shapes of the Imagination. Gallery Isogaya Tokyo, Japan
1989 Earth and Water. Daiichi Gallery Nagoya, Japan___ ___
.........Scenes in Turquoise Blue. Gallery Isogaya Tokyo, Japan
1990 Water State of Mind. Daiichi Gallery Nagoya, Japan
1991 Wild Flower. Enbu Gallery Nagoya, Japan
.........From the Sea. Kura Gallery Gifu, Japan
1992 Islands. Chita Napoli Minami Chita, Japan
.........Waves. Daiichi Gallery Toyota, Japan
1993 Men of Clay. Ho-en Kan Tokoname, Japan
1994 Color of Ise. Ho-en Kan Tokoname, Japan
1995 Drawn to the Sea. Toge Salon Tokoname Tokyo, Japan
.........Summer Breeze Meitesu Pare Nishiharu, Japan
1996 Dino Cups. Ho-en Kan Tokoname, Japan
1997 Dinosaurs. Toge Salon Tokoname Tokyo, Japan
1998 The Bay of Ise. Ho-en Kan Tokoname, Japan
1999 Flowers of Spring. TogeSalon Tokoname Tokyo, Japan
2000 Pandora's Jar. Ho-en Kan Tokoname, Japan
2002 Twenty Years Retrospect in Japan. Kyoe-gama Tokoname, Japan
2005 Creatures. Kazamidori Higashiura, Japan
2007 Metamorphosis. Hygienic Gallery, New London, CT, USA
2008 My Bowl. Ho-en Kan, Tokoname, Japan
........ Primitive Art Revisited. Noritake-No-Mori, Nagoya, Japan
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Hobbies
canoeing, kendo, swimming, travel, drawing, camping, writing, sailing, social dance, Ancient Cultures, Greek and Japanese history, games, jokes, movies, carpentry, gardening |