I live where the desert meets the mountains. Trees grow stressed and twisted. I use their shapes to create expression. Cutting into a log is groping in the dark, dancing with doubt, feeling THIS time I'll fail. But the image reveals – every time. And when it starts to pop, I’ll be sleepless. I forget the months of struggle, and plunge into the next work. Since childhood, I've hand-crafted with passion. My previous career was 27 years as a solar-electric supplier and manufacturer. The...more
