A Naturalist                 An Explorer                 A Scientist                    A Botanist
A Biologist                  A Collector                  A Dissector                   An Organizer
A Protestor                 A Protector                 An Environmentalist      A Farmer
A Gardener                 A Harvester                 A Shaman                      A Madman
A Visionary                 A Psychic                    A Physicist                    An Illusionist
A Magician                  A Fisherman                A Whaler                       An Anti-whaler
A Hunter                    A Gatherer                   A Man                           A Mathematician
A Poet                       A Beat                         A Wanderer                   A Hobo
A Transient                A Monk                        A Warrior                      A Hermit
An Extrovert              An Introvert                 A Genius                       An Idiot
A Builder                   A Sculptor                    A Curator                      A Photographer
A Designer                An Architect                A Scenic Designer          A Forester
A Lumberjack            A Hiker                         A Writer                        A Reader
A Cook                     A Consumer                  A Deep Sea Explore       An Astrologist
An Astronaut            A Mineralogist              A Geographer                 A Geologist
A Sailor                     A Boat Builder             A Historian                     An Alternative Historian
A Mad Scientist         A Lab Rat                    A Welder                        A Plant Whisperer
A Buddhist               A Holy Man                   An Unholy Man               A Norwegian
A Minnesotan           An American                 A Brit                            A River Rat
A Woodsman             A Seeker                     A Finder                         A Musician
A Craftsman              An Actor                     A Vagabond 

An Artist

    The above list starts to capture to different rolls that flow through me as I create my work.  It is well documented that the world of information has opened wide, and at first this fact was imposing.  I have always thought as myself as a shaman, I feel that my job as an artist is to inform and enlighten he viewer through my work.  I fill a crucial roll in society, as an artist, I am allowed to experiment in my daily life and work, to understand our place within the greater context of everything.  With this great latitude, comes a great responsibility.  This responsibility is to come back from the ever-changing wilds of the uncharted and report back to society.  With such a great-undiscovered area of existence, I choose to chart our connections to nature. 
    The works I create are physical investigations of the different aspects of our existence with Nature.  Through my own playfulness with spiritual practices, I believe in the interconnectedness of everything, this directs my own studio practice as well.  I work on many different pieces at once, it may look like I indiscriminately move from one piece to the next, but while I work I am mulling over idea in the back of my mind.  This multitasking comes from growing up on a farm and my time spent as a charge artist for theatrical productions.  With both of these professions, you have to be hyper aware of all that is going around you to help everything come together in the end.  The danger with this method of making is you can easily lose sight of the end goal.  By being an open conduit, I am also in danger of the work seeming dissipative.  To unify the works, I have built up an aesthetic, this aesthetic in an amalgamation of my personal tastes and historical background.  I also see myself as an important part in the unification of my work, I live my life in the chaotic pursuit of knowledge, and will readily give out all knowledge I have. 
    My theatrical training as a scenic artist merges with my spiritual practice that is heavily influenced by Buddhism, giving me the tools and desires to create work that is vast in experience and thought.  I create with the intention that the viewer spends time sitting and thinking with the pieces.  I want the viewer and the piece to come to a middle ground together; I consider this the true finish to the piece.  The work should act as a portal or stage for the viewer to explore the vastness that is our own clairvoyance.  It’s a space for them to explore the ideas presented and to find their own interconnection in our world.