Claire’s art studies began at the University of Tampa and at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine where she majored in ceramics.  She continued her fine arts studies in Vermont at Johnson College.  Claire taught ceramics at Vermont Community College and at her studio in Northern Vermont where she worked with salt and Raku kilns.  After moving to Toronto in 1980 she studied ceramics with Raku artist Michael Sheba and at Haliburton School of the Arts.  She loves taking her interest in Raku and smoke fired pottery outdoors, creating ‘pop up’ studios in natural environments.

Since  2009 Claire has continued her studies and art practice in painting and figure drawing at Toronto School of Art, Halibutton School of the Arts and Art2Life CVP program.  Claire maintains a studio inToronto where she is currently focusing on mixed media painting.  Her ceramic works and atmospheric paintings are in private collections in the United States and Canada.