Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Age: 28

Medium: Low to mid-range ceramics and mixed media installations

Finest hour: This past summer participating as the workshop manager in the international Clay, Color and Fire project at the University of Cincinnati (currently being installed at Friendship Park along the riverfront).

Day job: Adjunct instructor at Northern Kentucky University, the Art Academy of Cincinnati and Clifton Recreation Center.

Secret ambition: To be the first sculptor in space.

What's next? Finding further pathways to international projects.