Artist Biography
I learned the enjoyment of working with my hands from my father. I don’t know that he
instructed me in anything in particular but watching him taught me patience and the
ability to see beyond what is visible. A fence doesn’t have to be just a fence; it can
something of grace and beauty.
In my early 20’s my formal education in languages carried me to Pakistan’s NW Frontier
Province. There I saw grace and beauty, in abundance, in the everyday objects people
made with their hands using the most primitive of tools. Form followed function in a
most elegant manner.
Since 1967 I have been designing and building custom furniture and objects for
private clients as well as designers and architects of national stature whose work can be
seen throughout the world. Architectural Digest, Architectural Record, Metropolitan
Home, Fine Woodworking Magazine and numerous regional periodicals have all featured
my work.
Early on, when the art/craft scene was enjoying a renaissance, my work was shown in
galleries and competitions throughout the Pacific Northwest. Since then, all of my work
has been done by commission. My overriding philosophy about what I do is that it
should quietly, with grace, perform its function without intruding or becoming the focal
point. Unless, of course, that’s what the client wants!
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