I have been drawing, painting or doing some aspect of art most of my life.  I discovered drawing in my teens and continue it to this day.  I have also painted in oils, acrylic and watercolors.  I struggled with painting, never happy with the color, composition and even my ability to capture anything near what I wanted.  In the nineties, I took a life sculpture class and it changed my perceptions.  I could more easily work in 3 dimensions, and bring my ideas into being.  

In 2003 I inherited a small Craftsman lathe and began playing with it.  I loved the facility of it, how I could easily and quickly define a shape.  For the next 15 years turning was my addiction, and I stayed with it.  The past few years I have started carving, pyro-engraving and coloring turned items.  I am still addicted…

My wonderful son-in-law Jose’ and some of his cronies created this video from an interview we did when Aurora and Jose’ visited in the summer of 2021 – enjoy