"I received my BFA in 2004 from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (NSCAD). When I moved back to Nova Scotia in 2009 after finishing graduate school at the University of Washington, I worked on a dairy farm. Caring for and tending to all those animals, the physically hard work, left me exhausted daily but satisfied. After two years, though, I was ready to return to making and I was invited to begin teaching at NSCAD University in Halifax. From my home studio, I have developed functional ware, while every so often fitting in the time to explore installation-based work."