I met Karen at the Detroit Kennel Club benched AKC show in March 1999 (we were vendor neighbors) and have her to thank for inspiring me to pursue ceramic artwork.

Margaret makes whimsical black wash animal tiles with a folk art quality. Check her out!

Frank Giorgini, professor of Architectural Tile Design at Parsons School of Design in New York City (and author of the tile making bible, "Handmade Tiles"), helped me via email in the winter of 99-00 when I was teaching myself how to make artisan tiles.