Yes. I drew dinosaurs when I was a kid. And, of course, I wanted to be a geologist. My fascination with stone and the earth processes has been a lifelong love affair. Nothing gets me more excited than taking a raw chunk of alabaster or soapstone or well…just about any stone… and coaxing out the visions I uncover during my drawing sessions.

 

I know it’s unusual to form stone into art from a drawing. I know that sculptors usually let the stone speak to them. But I found a way to speak to the stones, and their response shapes the final composition

 

However, the creative process is not about me. It’s about tapping into that creative oneness and being able to connect with that spirit and ultimately to have that shared with the rest of the world. 

 

I am forever grateful to the growing number of supporters who have become fans of my spiritual quest in stones. And some have even become collectors who will spend a lifetime discovering the “spirit in the stone”. The serenity of the materials meeting the dynamism of our souls. It’s humbling.

 

I’m blessed to have terrific mentors from the sculpting community.  Beyond my mentors, I am grateful to many creative spirits who give me ongoing inspiration—artists from Picasso to Boccioni to O’Keefe to Duchamp; musicians from Vivaldi to Steve Winwood to Keith Jarrett; and all manner of writers and people with principled stands who have shaped and continue to shape this world.

 

I hope you will experience even a small sense of those inspirations through the work I share on this site.