Bio

I began my full time welding career in 2002.  My interest in metal and welding started years before that when I taught myself to repair metal equipment on my family’s farm where I grew up.

During my younger years, art was always something I loved, but truthfully didn't think it could ever support a family.  It always struck me as a hobby, and having it make sense economically didn't seem feasible.  

To that end, I have walked a fine line of balancing my creative impulses with the economic realities of marketing, selling, and transporting large heavy metal sculptures.

I work with stainless steel and Cor-ten steel and the type of welding is Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG). These metals offer me the flexibility to design creative, high quality and textural pieces that will last for many years to come.

The process for creating my art takes about six months from conception to completion.  When an idea comes to me I think about it for some time before moving to the next step.  I complete a sketch and then begin the process of transferring that idea to something that can be created with metal in my studio.

My work includes sculptures for home and garden all of which are on display at fine galleries throughout the U.S. and are included in exclusive private and corporate collections. I am honored that my large sculpture enhances public spaces across the nation for visitors to enjoy.

I believe in simple truths and enduring value. My work is an exercise in blending graceful, organic style with contemporary flair.  My art, sometimes referred to as American Art, is described as sophisticated, thought-provoking and sometimes, humorous.   Abstract Geometrics is my first inspiration and love.

Awards

First Place – Westport, CT Fine Art Show · 2008

First Place – Old Saybrook, CT Fine Art Show · 2008

Best of Show – Francisco’s Farm Art Festival at Midway College, Midway, KY · 2008

Best of Show – Promenade of Art, Arlington Heights IL  · 2010

Best Sculpture - Under the Oaks Art Show, Vero Beach, Fl,  · 2007 

Best Sculpture - Under the Oaks Art Show, Vero Beach, Fl,  · 2008

Best Sculpture – Art on the Square Art Show, Belleville, IL   · 2007 

Best in Category-Westport Fine Art Show, Westport CT · 2009

People’s Choice – Paradise City Arts Festival, Marlborough, MA  · 2007

Award of Distinction, Bonita Springs Art Festival  · 2009  

Award of Distinction, Bonita Springs Art Festival · 2010

Award of Excellence, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival · 2011

Sculpture in the City Award, Belleville, IL  · 2008

Merit Award – Port Clinton Art Festival, IL · 2008

Artist of the Year, North Shore Animal League Rescue America · 2009

Artist of the Month, Haverhill, MA ·  2007 

Public Art (partial collection)

Newburyport, MA • Haverhill, MA • Orlando, FL • Del Ray Beach, FL • Cape Coral, FL• Bay Harbor Islands, FL • Coconut Creek, FL • Bonita Springs,  FL•  Edgewater, NJ • Ocean City, NJ • Teaneck, NJ•  Belleville, IL • Glenview, IL • New Baden, IL • Swansea, IL • Salt Lake County, UT • Avon, CT •  Gaithersburg, MD • Baltimore, MD  • Petoskey, MI • New Buffalo, MI • Grand Rapids, MI • South San Francisco, CA • San Ramon, CA  •Huntingdon, PA • Lancaster, PA•  Daleville, VA • Ontario, Canada • 

Large Scale Public Art Exhibits

The Big Dog Show

     Twenty 8’ high x 10’ long 800 pound American Dog sculptures

          • Showing in six city parks in 3 New England states over the course of 6 weeks  • Summer 2009

          • Contestant in Art Prize, Grand Rapids MI •September 2010
          • Showing in Harbor Springs MI, Putnam CT, and Great Barrington MA •Summer 2011
Metal Monkey Mania
        One hundred 4.5' high by 2' wide monkeys hanging from each other and from the beams & girders of historic 
        pedestrian bridge in Grand Rapids MI for ArtPrize 2011 competition  

Press

Feature articles in:  Crafts Report, American Style Magazine, Niche Magazine, Boston Globe, The Eagle Tribune, The Haverhill Gazette, The Boston Globe, The Lowell Sun, The Buffalo News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Boca Raton Times, The Portsmouth Herald, The Fosters Democratic, The (Andover) Townsman, The Press of Atlantic City, The Ocean City Gazette, The Sunday Republican, Merrimack Valley Magazine, Philadelphia Weekend Magazine, Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, The Daily News (Newburyport), Nashville Home & Garden, Baltimore

Interests

Spending time with family and friends, flying kites at the beach, running, Karaoke, camping out in my 70’s Volkswagen Vanagon.