About Me

Welcome to my site. I grew up in a small town in upstate New York, and when I turned twenty-one, I joined the U.S. Navy to see the world. For five years, I worked as a Navy Corpsman, providing emergency care to military personnel, their families, and contractors in places like Guantanamo Bay and Okinawa. After I was honorably discharged in Chicago in 2016, I decided to follow my passion for art.

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I started with painting, capturing everyday places—street corners, dive bars, restaurants—and the unique people who filled them. Through painting, I could make sense of the world around me and explore my own place within it. Wanting to dig deeper, I went to Montana State University to study studio art. While I was there, I discovered printmaking and, later on, ceramics, which opened up new creative paths. Working with clay became a playful yet disciplined process that taught me how every medium—whether painting, drawing, sculpture, or ceramics—brings something unique to an artist’s vision.

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My goal now is to use everything I’ve learned to tell stories that reflect my experiences as a husband, father, veteran, traveler, and artist. My work explores how things change—places, people, and objects—and how those changes shape us as individuals and as a society. Through my art, I aim to show the beauty and complexity of everyday life and the constant shift we all go through.