I’ve been a maker since my earliest memories began… dog pulled carts made from apple crates, forts, weapons, model boats and planes, and carved neckerchief slides were but a few of my creations. In my teens, I sailed, worked on construction sites, ran cross country, wrestled, raced bicycles, took 900 to 2,500 mile solo bike trips, played trumpet in band and orchestra, and in my spare time cruised Museums and Galleries in nearby New York City.

After high school, I attended Syracuse University, spent a few years in the Army, got married shortly after discharge, and settled in the Pacific Northwest at the end of our honeymoon. Work in the Northwest until my retirement was multi faceted consisting of real estate investment, ownership of a remodeling and home construction firm, and a boat manufacturing corporation. When not attending to business, I sailed, fished, hiked with family and friends.

After retiring, creating art and craft objects became my fulltime passion. Jewelry making segwayed into turned and traditional jewelry box making. Turned box making quickly evolved into hollow forms that were boring, and therefore the hollow forms became canvases for staining, texturing and filling with other forms. At the time this was sacrilege in the wood turning community. To add insult to injury, my creative efforts started focusing on war, politics and pop culture. My art received National attention, and was highlighted in more than 100 national juried and invited exhibitions.

After a couple of years of hauling around work for solo shows, and realizing that the names change, but not the political garbage, I decided to move forward to more personalized fun stuff that doesn’t come close to feeling like work. I’ll occasionally still poke fun at something, and that will always be a part of my art.

“The past was a beginning.  Everyday is a journey into the unknown.  Everyone should be having this much fun!”