My name is Steve and I just graduated with my undergraduate degree in ceramics from WVU. My influences in ceramics are based on tradition and form. I like the functional aspect of clay along with the process it takes to manifest the art. I'm from West Virginia and have been inspired to no end from my trips to China. Wvu has a great program and has really enlighted and educated many of the students who have participated in the study abroad program. My work as a potter has immensely grown because of China. I feel the things I have learned here will really last the rest of my life and the technical abilities gathered from the many masters will only make my work more layered.