A love of making art and music came naturally to me as a child, together they helped to guide the future course of my life’s work.

Attended the Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, California (1966-69). Intensive studies included: drawing, painting, typography and photography, with a major in graphic design.

A dream job opportunity came in 1978, began working as an in-house art director at Warner Bros. Records in Burbank, California, responsible there for creative direction and hands-on design of numerous record album covers and print marketing materials. Then moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1985 and became staff art director at MCA Records, Nashville, overseeing all record album art direction, design and printing.

1996 brought a major career change, from nearly two decades of gainful employment in the corporate graphic arts world of the recording industry, to becoming a fully-dedicated independent craft artist, working primarily in wood.

All pieces are one-of-a-kind, most consist of lathe-turned wood objects (in a variety of shapes and sizes), some with lids and/or complimentary support elements. Applied surface design techniques and materials include: freehand drawing, pyrography (woodburning), carving, engraving, paint, pigments and inks. The process develops intuitively, each piece may be reworked several times, until the desired overall appearance of balance, counter balance, contrast, rhythm and resolve is achieved.