My Artist's Statement

            I have had a desire to create for as long as I can remember. While still in my pre-teens, I had instructions in paper mache, porcelain painting and wood working. My early ambition was to be a mechanical engineer. I served a four year apprenticeship as a machine tool builder and machinist in Switzerland where I learned all facets of metal working. That included precision machining, drafting and machine design, some blacksmithing, welding and fabricating and graduated with honors. I immigrated to the USA in 1964 at 21 years of age and worked most of the time since in the metal trades. During all that time, I have never lost an appreciation, love and fascination for the colors, shapes and textures of all of those medias and their possibilities along the lines of visual artistic expression.
            I have seriously pursued a career in the metal arts since 1999. I am a juried artist member of "Lunaria Cooperative Gallery" in Silverton, OR. Some other of my interests are fly fishing. I was a licensed white water guide for about ten years. I have been a fly tier and flyrod builder for over thirty years and taught these subjects in adult education classes and through civic organizations.