I work with wood like a painter works with oils, creating two dimensional images of lines, shapes and the natural colors of wood. When a "painting" is complete, I carve it and the resulting combination of "painted" and sculpted images produces an affect which is unique and changes as you move about the piece. This is how that works.
    From a distance, you see lines, shapes, colors, deep carvings and shadows which draw the eye around the “canvass.” The lines and shapes seem static, as if in a painting, but as you move laterally, they begin to flow over the contours creating movement in three dimensions.
    As you approach, the grain of the wood and the shallow contours I carved can be seen. At night, gentle contours come alive with lights set at a low angle across the surface. Up close, you can touch the piece to feel the smooth undulating surface. This art is meant to be touched. This single piece provides a diverse set of images and impressions, all focused on a unified theme.
    I use techniques I began developing in 1996. These include joining boards along curves, inserting solid wood strips into curved cuts, embedding wood strips in circular cuts, and inserting pegs in intricate designs. This is not marquetry, intarsia or inlay. Every element is solid wood and all colors are of the wood itself. No stains or dyes are used. When the carving is complete, I sand and finish the piece like fine furniture creating a highly durable surface.

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    As I explore the boundaries of my techniques, I become lost in my shop, in the wood and in the images. I lose track of time. I forget lunch and if not for the bottles of water I leave around my shop I would forget to drink. At the center of the longest wall is a two-foot clock and if I notice it, I remember to stop and go home.

Commissions and Sales:
    Mayo Clinic – Cannon Falls, MN
    Prairie Care Clinic, Brooklyn Park, MN
    Ridgewater College, Willmar, MN
    Aspirus Hospital, Wausau, WI
    1st Lutheran Church of Columbia Heights
    Regions Hospital Chapel, St. Paul, MN
​    Health Partners Regions Mental Health facility – St. Paul
    St. Francis Regional Medical Center – Shakopee, MN
    Regions Burn Center – St. Paul, MN
    East Side Spinal Clinic – Maplewood, MN
​    Regions Mental Health Sciences Building - St. Paul, MN​

Honors and awards:
    Best of Show –    Red Wing Art Fair - 2016
​    Best of Show –    Spirit of St. Croix Art Fair, - 2016
    Featured artist –  57th Street Art Fair – Chicago, IL 2016
    Best of wood –    Edina Art Fair – 2012
    Best of wood –    Northfield Art Fair – 2012
    Best of wood –    Minnesota Valley Art Fair – 2013
    Best of wood –    Art Fair on the Sq, Madison, WI – 2013
    Best of wood –    Tempe Festival of the Arts – 2014