I am a potter, psychologist, writer, and traveler. The latter may explain the Japanese influence in some of my work.

My current focus is functional stoneware fired to cone 6 or about 2200 degrees F. Many of the glazes I use--particularly the drippy ones--are made from wood ash that I gather from my fireplace, barbeque, and an occasional campfire. Of late, I have been concentrating on making bigger pieces, such as the tall storage jars you will see here.

I am also retired after 28 years of college teaching and co-authoring a psychology text, Psychology: Core Concepts, through multiple editions. Then, in June of 2024, I published another book titled "Psychology According to Shakespeare," co-authored by my long-time friend and colleague, Dr. Philip Zimbardo. In it we describe how the Bard himself understood mind and behavior. While psychologists and psychiatrists have long attempted to psychoanalyze Mr. Shakespeare, yet no one--until now--has tried to assemble his own views of mind and behavior in a single volume. The book is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powell's Books, and other major outlets. Or from your local book shop!

Why "Psychoceramics"? I'm borrowing the term from Ken Keasey, who used it in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" to mean "crackpot"--appropriate, don't you think, for a psychologist who makes pots?