A young couple once set out in search of a new town to call home. As they arrived at the outskirts of one, they spotted an old man...

Below is an article I wrote in my email Newsletter for www.shapetheorycollective.com, an online ceramics gallery that I founded a little...

My dad was a gardener to the stars in Palm Springs, CA. At least half of his clients lived in the gated community of Southridge. If...

Anyone who has ever created something, whether it’s a painting, poetry, a business, or a sculpture, understands that in the beginning of...

Since Cedar City, Utah was in the news last week for some unseemly behavior by a few young people, I'd like to bring balance to our...

About eight months ago, after a long pandemic shut down I finally emerged to host a two day workshop at Northern Arizona University in...

I've been thinking about death a lot these days. At 58, I'm more than half way to my grave, my end date is approaching. If all goes well,...

It was after a well-woman visit at Planned Parenthood. There was a lump and the nurse practitioner recommended a doctor. The next week,...

Making art is confusing because there is always more than one right answer. This is difficult for students, and a challenge to teach. We...

I'm reminded of the following story because Ella, my youngest daughter, is running the mile in her middle school gym class. She hates it,...

Last night, Brynn had a friend over who is working at a construction job. His task is cleaning up around the construction site, and I...

Below is a blog that I wrote nine years ago when I quit making pottery. The teapots shown in this post were never finished and I never...

When my kids were young, it's was easy to pride myself on being a good dad because the feedback I got was that I was fabulous in every...

I showed some students this piece the other day and some saw a rabbit, it reminded others of sprouting leaves and still others said it...

I started making animals in grad school when I discovered the Dogs of Colima, Northwestern, Mexico, during a pre-Columbian art history...

This semester was weird, and I know it's not quite over since we're now online, but I like closure. During the last critique on the...

I used to be embarrassed about being a Mormon missionary. I never talked about it. If you know anything about Mormonism, you know that...

There's no reason why I should be an academic. At least that's what you would say if you knew me during my high school years. Back then,...

I made these two pieces in 2016, for a two-person show titled "Ordinary Opposites" with artist Ben Ahlvers at NCECA in Kansas City,...

The Obstacle Is The Way, by Ryan Holiday is written primarily for entrepreneurs and business people, but it could just as well be written...