Tresa has been a working pottery artist since 1994, She graduated from State Fair Community College in 1996 with an Associate of Arts degree and has been working full-time at her craft since then.
In college she was on the dean's list the entire time, and was apprenticed to a master craftsman, Jeff Walker.
These days, Tresa can be found at her studio adjacent to her home (a perfect arrangement since she also has three active boys, ages 19, 16 and 8, who frequently need her attention.) During the Silver Dollar City Fall Crafts Festival, she spends a week or two as a master craftsman demonstrating her craft and selling her wares.
She has been an active member of Best of Missouri Hands since 1996 and was juried into the organization in 2002. Killion markets at arts and crafts shows across the United States and wholesales to trendy shops around the country, Local customers can purchase or commission wares directly from her studio at 419 North Broadway, in Houstonia, MO.
