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.
I 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 fortunate job opportunity was offered In 1978, I was hired as a full-time art director at Warner Bros. Records in Burbank, California, responsible for the creative direction and hands-on design of numerous record album cover projects. Then moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1985 and was recruited as in-house staff art director at MCA Records, Nashville, overseeing all album cover visual direction and packaging design.
1996 brought a pivotal 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. They are basically lathe-turned wood art objects, in a variety of shapes and sizes, some have lids and/or complimentary support elements. Applied surface design techniques and materials include: freehand drawing, pyrography (wood burning), carving and engraving, along with the additional use of various permanent paints, pigments and inks.