Ralph creates wheel-thrown stoneware with high-fire gas reduction glazes. He enjoys making classical, sculptural, and functional forms using different textures, colors, and shapes. "I enjoy art of many mediums. For my pieces, I draw inspiration from the historic, classical ceramics of the Chinese and Greek as well as the whimsical fantasy of Antoni Gaudi's architecture. Art and nature provide a limitless resource to choose from while doing my work. I have shown my work around the Charlotte area at the Carolina Clay Matters Pottery Festival, Huntersville Art Walk, Guild-sponsored display at Charlotte Douglas Airport, Art in The Park in Blowing Rock NC, Festival in the Park, and The Union County Art Guild Doug Helms Memorial Art show at which I won the Potters House Award in 2010. I currently have a home studio and I am a studio artist at Clayworks on Monroe Road."