Born in 1979 and raised in a tight-knit, art loving community filled with easygoing yet hardworking people along the Blanco river valley, this wonderful environment primarily shaped my artistic desires along with an artistic family, loving friends, and a supportive community. Creativity came naturally being poor materially but rich with natural surroundings and good people. My love of life springs from my awe of nature and our connectivity of human experience, the infinitely intricate collection of particles and unseen but felt energies that support our existence.

I create for the passion it creates in me. Like creating love I caress materials and they energize me. I hope my passion for life and love and beauty is reciprocated in my creations and seen through the eyes of the beholder. The most beautiful thing is the world with its multitude of diverse life forms, chaotically balanced systems, fractals, golden ratio, unseen energy, and pure raw beauty. This is what I’m passionate about and want to spread to the world. We as humans are part of this supreme system and should strive to do our part to preserve and protect and nourish this wonderful place in which we play such a strong role.

The son of a stonemason, this became my first trade to learn. Masonry skills soon evolved into tile work, it having more artistic potential for me. Focus soon shifted to other materials including metal and wood. I worked for Gary Weeks and company making rocking chairs and learning the art of woodworking. Then I worked for Jimmy Harwell for years learning the magic of metal shaping. Growing up in Wimberley, an artistic community, allowed me to be influenced by other local artist such as Bob Gottshcall, Bill Meeks, Mike Bond, and others. Now I’m proud to present to the world what I believe is my finest creation, utilizing skills from all the trades I’ve learned and my favorite material combinations - beautiful wood, heavy glass, sculptured steel and stone; the juniper stump table.