I was born and raised in the "Windy City".

I fell madly in love in the "Crescent City",

and now I live and work in "Palm City".

 I strive to create "visual poetry"

through the harmony of shapes,

the purity of proportions,

and the exploitation of materials.

As artisan and architect

 my designs are influenced

 by my past,

inspired by nature,

and impacted by the structure of living things.

As scavenger and re-purposer

 I hunt for the outcast

and wake them into a new life,

 a new purpose.

 Left with a hint of where they came from

 but infused with a new power - a new usefulness.

For all the places I have been,

For all of the people that have loved me,

For all my experiences

both triumphant and tragic,

they have all shaped the art,

the poetry,

 I create.