About

Curious about the pottery craft as a small child, any museum visit always left Cheryl wondering what it must be like to create a vessel with earth, two hands, and a wheel. Over two decades later, she finally indulged that curiosity, and it was love at first mess.

Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Cheryl migrated to Austin, TX in 2005. She began studying ceramics in 2007 under the tutelage of some of the most knowledgeable potters within Austin's thriving pottery community. She currently maintains studio space at Austin Pottery and has featured her work locally in galleries in Texas and retail shops in the Pacific Northwest.

Cheryl enjoys creating functional items, ritual pottery for practical use within the home. She jokingly refers to her style as "obsessive tedium." Her work commonly features her distinct carving style, underglaze decals or hypnotic glaze patterns in a range of stoneware clay bodies, gas fired to cone 10.

Cheryl is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. When not in the studio, she serves as a marketing leader in the IT consulting industry. Be sure to ask her about the time she drove from Austin, TX to Charlottesville, VA for a weekend concert and returned home in time to be at work on Monday. It’s one of her crowning achievements.