The tree has always been with me. A steadfast companion no matter where life takes me.
Open to the creative process, I enjoy the ride of experimentation. My journey has lead to being a fine art woodworker and multi-media artist. Wood, paper and canvas are my substrates.
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.
Choosing and preparing a wood substrate is a process, it requires patience. In this I am reminded of the years it needed to grow and become. As I work, I imagine the life it lived out as a tree, and my stewardship to add more time to its promised destiny.
Often times I see through sepia tones. 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 how I create.
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 a series of works that are forthcoming.
Open to the creative process, I enjoy the ride of experimentation. My journey has lead to being a fine art woodworker and multi-media artist. Wood, paper and canvas are my substrates.
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.
Choosing and preparing a wood substrate is a process, it requires patience. In this I am reminded of the years it needed to grow and become. As I work, I imagine the life it lived out as a tree, and my stewardship to add more time to its promised destiny.
Often times I see through sepia tones. 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 how I create.
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 a series of works that are forthcoming.
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.
