Greetings!

My name is Donald. It has been my good fortune to live in the mountains of western North Carolina. I was injured in a diving accident and I’m paralyzed from the shoulders down. With guidance from Mr. Eric Reichard, I have explored many methods for designing and embellishing functional stoneware Pottery. Mouth painting and tableware Design are the foundation of my creative projects.

Modern technology allows me to design pottery with my mouth stick and computer. All pieces are Hand-made then selected pieces are painted by mouth. I also enjoy painting landscapes with my mouth stick and computer. Please enjoy video demonstrations on each page.

I enjoy life outdoors and have included a page called accessible outdoors, it highlights accessible locations I have visited.

Like all humans, I have seen soaring victory and abysmal defeat. It has been my honor to stand on the shoulders of the best and the brightest. Without them, this would not be possible! Special thanks to Richard, Pam, David, eric, nick and everyone who has lifted me up.