My life as an artist and craftsman started in the early ‘70 in Seattle. At that time the first University District Street Fair was being organized. I had developed a crazy, hippie style, incense holder from a brass toilet overflow pipe. It had a wood base and holes burned and brazed with a closed top. The incense smoke swirled out of the rough cut holes. My friends bought a few and I decided to try them out at the fair. I made about 10 for the upcoming weekend. In the morning of the first day I found my place and set up on a small TV table covered with a pillow case. I sat on the curb and watched an endless parade of really interesting characters stroll past. By the end of the day I was sold out. After the fair closed I went out and bought all the overflow pipes I could find in the nearby hardware stores. I stayed up all night, cutting and brazing in my basement, making more incense holders for the next day. To my amazement, I sold out again.On top of that a gallery owner asked if I would be interested in making similarly styled candle holders for her shop. Someone else asked if I could make a light fixture from that idea.

That was the begining of almost a decade working the fairs and selling work through galleries up and down the West Coast. During the first years of my crafts life I was also heavily involved in black and white street photography. I was honored to have several one-man shows in both crafts and photography. I then had the opportunity to work as a designer in the 3D sign industry for 10 years. As life and family changed I moved on to commercial photography for almost 30 years while holding onto my craftman roots.

As photography took the big digital turn I started finding myself more and more interested in custom lighting design and fabrication.

Since then my work has been mostly one-of-a-kind, original lighting. I mostly make pieces on commission but also work on personal pieces for boutique showrooms and on line market places. Feel free to contact me if you have any projects you would like to discuss.

- Jerry