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GALLERIES & SHOWS

Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara, CA

Glenn Green Galleries, Santa Fe, NM, Scottsdale, AZ (Phoenician Resort)

Guilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA

Contemporary Wood: State of the Art, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai CA

Faculty Show, Messler Gallery, Rockport ME

PAST EXHIBITIONS AND GALLERIES

"Craft Forms 2017" Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA

"Why Wood? Contemporary Practice in a Timeless Material," Collectors of Wood Art Exhibition

"Beyond Boundaries: Wood Art for the 21st Century," Collectors of Wood Art Exhibition

American Association of Woodturners, Gallery of Wood Art

"Currents," "Rising," "Harmony," "Merging" Exhibitions

The Wharton Esherick Museum, PA

Wood Jewelry, Vases Exhibitions

Del Mano Gallery

"Small Treasures," "Turned and Carved Wood," "Hot Tea"

Messler Gallery, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, ME

"Turning 20," "Student Work," "New Work by Faculty"

Mary Martin Gallery, Charleston NC, “Masters of Turned Wood Sculpture”

Northwest Woodworkers Gallery, Seattle WA, “Box Show”

Peters Valley Craft Center, “Considering the Kylix”

Dunn Gallery, Oakland, CA

Thomas R. Riley Gallery, Cleveland, OH

The Folk Tree Gallery, Pasadena, CA

Infusion, Vail, CO

Easton Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

Glass Menagerie, Corning, NY

Los Angeles Arboretum, Forces of Nature

SOFA Chicago

Art Palm Beach

American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL

Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show

American Craft Council, Baltimore & San Francisco

Contemporary Crafts Market, Santa Monica CA & Pasadena CA

Beverly Hills Art Show (Affair in the Gardens)

La Jolla Art and Wine Festival

Design in Wood at the San Diego Fair

Orange County Woodworking Exhibition at the Orange County Fair

Woodturning Magazine - Cover

American Woodturner Magazine - Inside Front Cover 1 of 2

American Woodturner Magazine - Inside Front Cover 2 of 2

Woodturning Magazine - Cover

American Art Collector Magazine - Rising Exhibition Review

Woodturning Magazine - Featured Artist

Crafts Report Magazine - 1 of 2

Crafts Report Magazine - 2 of 2

Woodturning Magazine - Artist Q & A

Pacific Palisades Post, Weekly Newspaper - Artist Profile

The Highland Woodturner - Featured Artist

Group Tour Magazine - PMA Craft Show Review

Maine Home and Design - Group Show Review

Tropical Exotic Hardwoods - Featured Artist

More Woodturning Magazine - Featured Artist 1 of 2

More Woodturning Magazine - Featured Artist 2 of 2

Phrequency Magazine - PMA Show Review

del Mano Gallery, Small Treasures - Show Card

Contemporary Crafts Market - Show Card

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Ameircan Woodturner: Cover Photo: February 2017

Creative Wood, New Zealand, March 2016

American Art Collector: Sculpture Feature, July 2016

Woodworker West: Merging Exhibition, Nov/Dec 2015

Woodworker West: Niche Awards, May/June 2015

More Woodturning Magazine: Artist Profile, September 2015

American Art Collector: Rising Exhibition, November 2014

Woodturning Magazine: Cover Photo, August 2014

Woodworker West: AAW Rising, July/Aug 2014

Woodturning Magazine: Cover Photo, August 2013

Woodworker West: Turning Topics, Nov/Dec 2013

Woodturning Design Magazine: “Dots Bangle” July 2013

Woodturning Magazine: Artist Profile & Interview, February 2013

Woodworker West: Niche Awards Review, May/June 2012

The Crafts Report: Strength in Numbers, June 2012

Niche Magazine: Niche Awards Review, Winter 2012

Woodturning Magazine: Featured Artist, January 2012

American Woodturner: Ornaments, December 2011

American Woodturner: Featured Artist: June 2011

The Highland Woodturner: (Internet) Featured Artist, November 2011

Tropical Exotic Hardwoods: (Internet) Featured Artist, July 2011

Woodworker West: AAW Symposium Review, May/June 2011

Palisades Post: Front Page Lifestyles Section. Full Page Article, 10/28/2010

American Association of Woodturners: Turning of the Week (Multiple Times)

Segmented Woodturners Association (internet): Turning of the Week (Multiple Times)

Woodturners Unlimited (internet) Turning of the Week (Multiple Times)

World of Woodturners (Internet): Multiple Cover Shots

2016

Niche Awards Finalist, Wood Decor

Niche Awards Finalist, Glass Sculptural - With a painted wood piece?

2015

Niche Awards: 1st Place, Painted or Colored Wood

American Art Awards: 1st Place and 2nd Place, Sculpture Non-Representational

2014

Niche Awards: Finalist, Turned Wood

Niche Awards: Finalist, Painted or Colored Wood

2013

American Association of Woodturners: Symposium Instant Gallery Award

La Jolla Art and Wine Festival: 1st Place, Wood

Beverly HIlls Art Show: 2nd Place, Mixed Media

American Art Awards: 2nd Place, Sculpture Non-Representational

2012

Niche Awards: 1st Place, Turned Wood

American Art Awards: 1st Place and 2nd Place, Sculpture Non-Representational

Wharton Esherick Museum: 3rd Place, Sticks and Stones Jewelry Competition

Beverly Hills Art Show: 2nd Place, Mixed Media

Contemporary Crafts Market, Santa Monica: Show Publicity Photo

Segmented Woodturners Symposium: Symposium Instant Gallery Award

2011

Segmented Woodturners Association: 1st Place “One Species” Contest

Woodturners America, Beauty and The Beast Contest: Finalist

Orange County Woodworking Exhibition at the Orange County Fair: 2nd Place Open Form Turning

Orange County Woodworking Exhibition at the Orange County Fair: Honorable Mention Segmented Turning

Glendale Woodturners Guild: 1st Place “Wood Jewelry” Contest

American Association of Woodturners: Symposium Instant Gallery Award

Design in Wood, San Diego: Honorable Mention: Embellished Wood Turning

American Association of Woodturners: 2nd Place “Bleached Wood” Contest

Glendale Woodturners Guild: 1st Place “Open Space” Contest

2010

Orange County Fair Woodworking Exhibition: 1st Place Open Form Turning

Orange County Fair Woodworking Exhibition: 2nd Place Closed Form Turning

Orange County Fair Woodworking Exhibition: Industry Award presented by Deft Finishes

Orange County Fair Woodworking Exhibition: Honorable Mention Segmented Turning

Santa Monica Contemporary Crafts Market: Show Publicity Photo

Sawmill Creek Fall Turning Challenge: 2nd Place Bowl Category

2009

American Association of Woodturners: 2nd Place “Turned Wood Egg” Contest

After spending over 25 years in Hollywood, filming television commercials, I began experimenting with a lathe I had inherited. Before I even mastered the technique, I could see that I wanted to find a way to give the pieces a little more life. A bowl, or a vase, or a sculpture sits on a shelf and has a form, and there’s a certain beauty in that, but I wanted to add movement and energy to that form.

I have always lived near the ocean, and was inspired to bring the motion and rhythm of the waves to a round object. The exploration of that concept led to the “wavy” design which is still the core element of my work today.

I started by placing the design on bowls, because that’s kind of the obvious thing to make on a lathe, but as I developed new techniques I found that I could remove the restriction of the vessel and let the design stand alone as a sculptural form.

By working with round forms I found this opportunity to create designs that have no beginning or end. Even as they sit still, you can imagine the design wrapping around the piece and coming back into view, giving rhythm to the design. By moving the shapes around on the piece I found the energy that hopefully gives a feeling of movement to an otherwise static form.

I live in Pacific Palisades, CA with my wife Candy, and two wonderful daughters, Lauren and Rachel. When I’m not in the studio, I enjoy Golf, Paddle Tennis, Skiing, Cycling, Kayaking, Hiking and Bocce.