Making Christmas ornaments with my grandmother at age five.  I still make them today although they’re a bit more complicated.  My first professional work that I consider art came much later in life while in graduate school.  It involved discovering my own voice so to speak.

My early sculptural work was heavily inspired by classical architecture.  No one in particular but rather all of them.  As far as my furniture, I’ve always loved mid-century design.  I do however spend most of my time concentrating on my own visual language.

It’s hard to categorize yourself as a certain style when you spend most of everyday thinking  of something that hasn’t been done before.  Having said that, I guess I would be contemporary with a dash of mid-century modern and a healthy dose of my own twist.

A large musically inspired coffee table during my first year of graduate school.  Thought to myself, “well I’m off and running”.

Usually I’m working on multiple pieces at the same time.  Always trying to squeeze in time for new ideas and prototypes.

Ideas can come from the strangest places.  I look to nature a lot.  Also, I try to look at the world and things around me in a different way.  I once designed an entire series of work from a patch of swirling leaves I saw when doing yard work.

Married with a beautiful wife and daughter.  Love my family and friends