My signature work is the "basket illusion." Using rare non-figured woods, I turn, burn, and dye to create the visual and tactile impression of a woven form. A subset of this work is the bodydrum, a decorative functional instrument. "The Corn Mother Series" combines the basket illusion and detailed carving.

I have been involved in numerous exhibitions over the past thirteen year history of the basket illusion series ( resume), including the prestigious BYU exhibition “Beneath the Bark-Twenty Five Years of Woodturning” and have been juried into the best national art/craft shows, including: “The Smithsonian”, “The Philadelphia Museum of Art”, “The American Craft Exposition” and the “Washington Craft Show”. I am represented by del Mano Gallery at both the New York and Chicago SOFA shows (Sculptural Objects & Functional Art). I have also been invited to participate in national “basket” shows where I invariably evoke the question…“what is a basket?”

I have been invited to teach this work at the AAW national symposium, the Utah Woodturning Symposium, several regional symposia and local clubs all over the US, Canada, and England, giving back some of knowledge I have gained from artists that initiated the surge in wood art today.

My work is in many private collections and museums. I am represented by Fine Art Galleries throughout the United States.