My love for ceramics emerged in the last decade, but love of art has always been a major part of my life. Growing up in a remote area in Lebanon, I spent my childhood on hillsides entertaining myself by using natural environment to make art, creating miniature villages using twigs, mud, pebbles, and other flotsam. Bullet casings and exploded shrapnel afforded excellent miniature construction material. I started my career as molecular biologist, but I never gave up art, filling up any free time creating something. After a 5-week birthday present introductory course in ceramics, I was hooked. Turning mud into a mug involves physics, chemistry, and cognitive constructional abilities, yet is ultimately controlled by the unpredictable whims of the kiln gods, … and playing with clay is cheaper than psychotherapy. I replaced scientific experimentation with experimentation with clay. I am constantly trying new techniques, materials and glazes.