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During college, back before the beginning of time, I studied drawing, design, water color, print making, art history and related subjects.  I ended up being the Cadet Commander of Air Force ROTC, which launched my military career of 27 years.   While assigned to South Korea in the U.S. Air Force, I met Dr. Angelo Garzio, the Head of the Ceramics Department from Kansas State University on a sabbatical to study Korean pottery techniques.  We became friends and for the next few months I spent every free moment studying with him.  That was in 1970 and I have been throwing pots ever since.

 

Back to the Air Force, I was first assigned to Vietnam from 1965 to 1966.  Fortunately, I got out of there with no holes in me and moved on to South Korea where I gained an appreciation for Asian art.  My next assignment took me to Honolulu, Hawaii, where I completed a Masters Degree in Public Personnel Administration and a Doctorate in Educational Administration.  After that on to California, followed by West Germany where I was promoted to Colonel.  The Air Force then sent me back to Hawaii for a command, followed by another command in West Germany followed by a final assignment back to California.  We adjusted to civilian life for a few years in Seattle but launched again when my wife was selected by the State Department Foreign Service.  Off we went for another 22 years with assignments to Austria, Bangladesh, Uganda, Washington, Ghana, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nepal and a final tour to Washington.   After many years of living and traveling around the world, we find our- selves quite happily relocated and retired in St. Petersburg since May 2012.  

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1970-1972: Yongsan AFB, Seoul, South Korea, where I learned the basic techniques of pottery throwing and glazing.

1972-1978 and 1984-1986: Hickam AFB, Honolulu, Hawaii, where I continued learning and experimenting in the local Air Force craft shop.

1978-1980: Norton AFB, San Bernardino, California where I worked in a local studio.   

1980-1984:  HQ US European Command, Stuttgart, West Germany. I again worked and taught occasionally in the Patch Barracks craft shop.

1989-1990:  Norton AFB, San Bernardino, California where I worked in a local studio.

2009-2012:  Worked full time at a studio based out of the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia.  After one year I moved to the Lee Art Center in Arlington, Virginia. 

2012-2014:  Member of the Charlie Parker Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida.  

2014-Present:  Member of the Morean Center for Clay in St. Petersburg, Florida.