Last year, English teacher and poet laureate David Starkey saw an altar I exhibited at the Santa Barbara City College 20th Anniversary of the Days of the Dead (please read about the SBCC event below in “October 2009”). Apparently, he was quite intrigued that a ceramic artist built the altar, made the paper cutouts, sugar skulls and other items on display. So after visiting my website, he contacted me and asked if he could interview me for Santa Barbara TV at my studio. The interview aired on the network’s “Creative Community” show in February.
David and his crew arrived just in time to see my latest work, a new blue-green bench covered with more than 350 handmade and hand-painted tiles I worked on during the winter months, which is now ready to enjoy as we move into summer!
