The tree has always been with me. A steadfast companion no matter where life takes me. Open to the creative process, I enjoy going beyond boundaries of medium and expectation. My journey has lead to being a fine art woodworker and muralist.
I developed and pioneered my methods and techniques with wood stain, GrainStain Arts®. Stain is beautifully translucent and warm, yet it is the most unforgiving medium I’ve worked with. And still, its amber layers speak to me as much as the grain on a live-edged slab.
My work does not focus on deep philosophical, religious, or political meanings. Instead my interest is raising the human conscious, awakening us to 'awareness' beyond the cluttered mental suffering of the human condition. Along with this I find that composition and asymmetry plays a significant role in what I create.
Working as a muralist has brought scale into my stain work, opening creative avenues to marry both these mediums into functional compositions within architectural spaces.
My work goes beyond aesthetics, to an underpinning that challenges western beliefs about beauty within age and transience. Inspired by Japanese culture, I’ve coined this as Wàsayū™ (wha-sah-yoo).
The capacity of the human spirit is great. Therefore, I shall never exhaust of a subject that is complex, full of inquiry, grace, and discovery. With over 30 years of painting, I'm exited about the creative future.
I developed and pioneered my methods and techniques with wood stain, GrainStain Arts®. Stain is beautifully translucent and warm, yet it is the most unforgiving medium I’ve worked with. And still, its amber layers speak to me as much as the grain on a live-edged slab.
My work does not focus on deep philosophical, religious, or political meanings. Instead my interest is raising the human conscious, awakening us to 'awareness' beyond the cluttered mental suffering of the human condition. Along with this I find that composition and asymmetry plays a significant role in what I create.
Working as a muralist has brought scale into my stain work, opening creative avenues to marry both these mediums into functional compositions within architectural spaces.
My work goes beyond aesthetics, to an underpinning that challenges western beliefs about beauty within age and transience. Inspired by Japanese culture, I’ve coined this as Wàsayū™ (wha-sah-yoo).
The capacity of the human spirit is great. Therefore, I shall never exhaust of a subject that is complex, full of inquiry, grace, and discovery. With over 30 years of painting, I'm exited about the creative future.
All of my work is a passion. It has uncovered a path that started before I could walk. I’m grateful it led me to this present moment.
