He was born in Orfalu, and learned the pottery craft in Magyarszombatfa. He was apprentice in Zalaegerszeg, Sümeg and Szentgotthárd. He lived and worked in Kétvölgy (Permise) since 1940. From the 1970s he was the only Slovenian potter in Hungary. His works have been exhibited several times in Hungary and Slovenia. In 1984 he was awarded the title of "Master of Folk Art" for his oeuvre. With this, he was the first among the Slovenians in Hungary to be listed on the National Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage.