Paulette grew up in Michigan and attended the University of Colorado for a fine arts degree. After college she became a member of a small arts co-op making ceramic functional ware. Then adventure called, she traveled extensively, started a family and entered a non-art career. By the mid 2000's she had the opportunity to go back to school and renew her passion for ceramics.

While revisiting functional ceramics she found that was not in her heart any longer. Signing up for a hand building sculpture class opened up a whole new world of ceramics. She started experimenting with large sculptural forms and found a renewed passion and excitement. The technical challenges and unexpected surprises that came along were very rewarding.

High fired hand built ceramic sculpture.

The many years of scuba diving inspired the direction of my sculptures. I now still use nature as my inspiration but it is now a combination of the ocean and the desert.