I did not start out in art – I spent over 20 years in manufacturing, management, consulting, and the like.  These years were not completely wasted, however:  I picked up useful knowledge such as meeting deadlines, understanding materials and construction, and quality, among others.  Secretly, also, I began making sculptures of creatures and suns, while picking up skills from lots of book reading, practice, and a few outstanding classes (glass fusing and concrete in Washington State, welding and architectural ceramics in Florida, and a few others in between). 

No telling where the fascination for fantasy creatures came from…fueled perhaps by childhood encounters with Maurice Sendak and fairy tales.  A similar passion for ceramic tiles followed later, inspired by discovering Californian Arts and Crafts.  The smart alecky-ness can only be chalked up to genetics.

Both areas of passion (creatures and tiles) now benefit by years in chemicals, bottling, aerospace, medical devices, and other industries.  I am almost as intrigued by the mechanics and chemistry of glass, metals, adhesives, and ceramics as I am about creating unique stories and designs (and in injecting humor wherever possible). 

I exhibit my creatures at the Gibran Studio & Gallery in Deland, Florida, and on this website.  I was chosen to exhibit in a nationally juried show in Maitland, FL.  (My tiles, designed primarily for exterior use on homes and businesses, will soon be available directly from the website www.ArcanaTileworks.com.)  

Mostly, it is the delight of each adopting Creature Parent that lights my fire.  Fall in love, pat a head, guffaw at a story, and strap your own Rare Creature into the seat beside you when you take him/her home:  nothing is better than that.