If I had to pick one part of my life that I am most content with, it is being the father of my two amazing boys.  I was their at-home dad from birth to preschool and it was an incredibly challenging, yet supremely fulfilling experience. Now they are 4 and 7 and going to school [...]

One of my more obscure obsessions is collecting interesting balls. I prefer spheres that are made naturally (rocks, seeds, animal or hand made, etc…) I would love to have a dung ball from a beetle. Second to those, are ones that have an obscure or unidentifiable purpose.  Next would be ones altered significantly from their original mass-production [...]

I went to college and left with a degree titled “Subversive, Responsible, Non-commissioned, Humorous Public Art”. That was a fun couple of years. A lot of time has passed since then, but I still plot to break up the urban monotony with sneaky, site-specific, intellectual gags. I created a bunch of fake “Land Use Action [...]

I don’t dare classify myself as a “real” carpenter. “Real” carpenters can build ships single-handed and frame buildings blind-folded. I am more of a weekend carpenter, able to make pretty much anything given the time and resources. That being said, I’ve built some nice stuff over the years and love any excuse to bring out [...]

I love hiking, backpacking, yurting, biking, driving, flying, boating, exploring, beach-combing, running, bussing, training, trekking, skipping, jogging and relaxing. I will update this page soon… The following image is just a marker for the Wonderland Trail which is my favorite hike. It circumnavigates Mt. Rainier and is about 100 miles total.  I have done the [...]

I love the challenge of capturing and presenting an object or moment in time beautifully. I love the decision making process involved at various stages throughout the process that can lead to so many endings, so vastly different in feeling. I love the documentary nature of photography as well as the creative abstraction it has [...]

I have been the primary SysAdmin/Tech/IT guy for a small business for 11 years.  As technology has changed and improved over the years, I have gained a wide variety of experience handling the ins and outs of the computer network.  I am a Network Security Specialist and am currently earning MCITP certification.  While primarily a [...]

Truthfully, I haven’t painted on canvas for a long time. Most of my painting these days involve cleaning up tempera and watercolor messes from young children or house paint. Not that painting a house is easy, but well, nevermind. Some old paintings I did back in college:     More paintings (and new ones hopefully!) [...]

I love to bake cakes! Wedding cakes, birthday cakes, cakes for no reason cakes, etc… Need a cake? Everybody needs a cake. Cake, cake, cake! This is a 4-layer double dark chocolate toffee wedding cake. Yum! Detail of cast dark chocolate rose petals. 35 layer chocolate hazelnut crepe birthday cake with topped candied hazelnuts. 4 [...]