A Unique Approach

Creative space means everything to an artist. Where they put down roots, that is the space in which the craft becomes a reality. Where ideas become tangible things. My wife, Amy Clement, and I always cobbled together studio space wherever we lived; convert an old shed or garage, commandeer a dining room table, or dumpster dive at a construction site for building material. Finally, in 2010, we got a chance to do it right. Of course, when we were finally able to mold a space to suit our needs and foster our own creativity, we just had to take a unique approach.

With the help of an amazing architect, Wally Gasser, from Tucson, Arizona, we brought 3 shipping containers onto our property (literally over the top of our house!), welded them together and started cutting holes, lots of holes. After about a year of construction, we finally had the creative space we had always dreamed of.

My training is in clay, having earned a fine arts degree in ceramics from the University of New Hampshire. Upon building our studio years later, I discovered a new medium -- metal.

I consider myself a creative thinker, problem solver, care-giver, and a reliable worker. The achievement I am most proud of is the positive impact I have had on people throughout my life.

Cutting, bending, and welding steel or throwing pots on the potter’s wheel isn't my only passion. I work part-time at DLC Resources as an administrator of the ERP software system, Vista by Viewpoint, primarily as a report writer. I am also the founder of 3Box Solutions, LLC, an entity I use to help other companies with their report writing needs.

In tandem to my fine arts degree from UNH, I also received a degree in Spanish. The evolution of my career has been both digital and visual; the creative process and collaboration are threads woven through design, report writing, and the visual arts.

I lived overseas twice in my life: in Mexico City and in Spain. My time spent in these places informs my art in many ways. I draw from the history of Spanish and Mexican culture in my use of color, design, and material that comprise my art.