Sculptures - Scripts - Stories
I'm always creating, in three main categories. If my work strikes your interest or suits your need, let's talk.
SCULPTURES - exploring the inner life of trees
Unchecked - 21x8x1 oak
Rainbow's Edge - 21x13x1.5 black walnut
Blocked - 24x10x1.5 maple
Fenced - 24x30x1" black walnut
Trunk Line - 26x30x1.5" charred maple
Redburl Round - 13x1" redwood burl
In 'n Out - 31x16x2" elm
Ammonites - 14x26x1.5" claro walnut
Dark Arc - 54x23x1.5" charred maple
Picnic (under the maple tree) - 53x31x1.5" maple
Tipsoo Two - 32x12x1.5" black walnut
River Bend - 15x16x1" black walnut
Redburl Diamond - 13x13x1" redwood burl
Quad Bubbles - 13x13x1" black walnut
Jupiter - 18x1" black walnut
Adam - 37x15x1.5" maple
Triple Ripple - 31x29x1" black walnut
Drift Creek - 37x77x.75" black walnut
Yaquina Bay Bridge - 15x32x1" charred fir
Dragon Eye - 32x9x1.25" maple
Sculptures sold and shared
Delve - 24x28x2" black walnut
Pedestal - 36x12x12" charred elm
Mondra 6 - 11x31x1.5" black walnut
Thru Shine - 36x14x1" maple
Peekamoon - 33x10x1.5" black walnut
Alki Beach - 42x8x1" charred douglas fir
Dark Curlz - 37x15x1" ebonized oak
Setzfo 4 - 13.5x23.5x1.5 black walnut
Peninsula - 16x31x1" maple
Jupiter Two Moons - 18x1" maple
Setzfo 1 - 8x21x2" black walnut
Crater Lake - 24x18x3" black walnut cookie
Indigo Oak - 15x35x1" ebonized oak
Multnomah Falls 2 - 12x42x2" maple
Five Dot - 14x30x1" black walnut
Planetary - 29x13.5x2" maple
Eve - 12x31x1.5" maple
Knot Piet 2 - 8x24x1" black walnut
Mt. St. Helens - 17x12x1" maple
Basalt Falls - 12x28x1.5" black walnut
Setzfo 3 - 14x34x1.5" black walnut
Trillium Lake - 61x14x3" cherry, stain, private collection
Moonrise 5 - 28x13.5x1" fir
White Bubbles - 8x30x1" maple
Black Bubbles - 8x40x3" charred maple
Wassiloop - 13x11x.75" English walnut
Urchins - 11x11x1" black walnut
Camshaft 1- 8x41x4" cedar, artist's collection
Prineville - 29x13x1" charred fir
Groove Thru - 8x12x1.5" black walnut, steel
PerCarlsen - 11.5x12.5x2.5" maple
Chalice - 10x20x1" black walnut
Nested -12x30x8" cherry, stone, stain, private collection
Luna Hoot - 6x40x6" maple, char, artist's collection
Oneonta 1 - 8x28x3" cherry, stain
Bubbles - 40x10x2" maple
Jerry Worlds - 34x36x3" black walnut cookie, commission
SCRIPTS - for corporate communication (speeches, video, live events)
John Cleese
Scottsdale, Arizona
Tektronix
Portland, Oregon
The North Face
Squaw Valley, California
Landesk
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mentor Corporation
Santa Barbara, California
Frank Caliendo and Crew
Dallas, Texas
Daimler Trucks North America
Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
Rosie Awards presenter
Portland, Oregon
STORIES - through plays, musicals, songs, and stand-up storytelling
Jaffa Gate
Sofia Molina
Just This One
Hank Shreve, Saeeda Wright, Sugaray Rayford, Lisa Mann, Carlton Jackson, LaRhonda Steele
Just This One
Lisa Mann at the Waterfront Blues Festival
Remme's Run
workshop, Jack Kelley, Gerrin Mitchell
Remme's Run
Jeb Berrier
Remme's Run
Andy Hafkowycz, Jennifer Lanier
Remme's Run
Tricia Castañeda-Guevara
Gospel Blues
Charles Grant, Alonzo Chadwick, Saeeda Wright
photo by Jim Dorothy
Buried Fire
Billy Mixer, Dave Fleschner, Earl Thomas, Jimmy Wilcox
Reindeer Pause
Second Bloom
workshop, Jenni Green, Joan-Carol Banks
About me
I'm a lifelong learner, explorer, and creator from Portland, Oregon USA. Over the years, I've:
- told ghost stories to hospice workers in Ireland
- danced solo on stage at the Istanbul Hilton
- directed major CEOs in Orlando, San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas
- juggled for crowds in Mexico
- straightened bent steel beams (by the truckload!)
- performed live with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra
- been squeezed backstage by a Playboy covergirl
- written and produced multiple plays and musicals
- helped John Cleese be funnier
- penned untold film, video, speech, and event scripts
- won a few awards
- lost a speech competition to a future Broadway star
- sculpted 150 original works in wood and bronze - thus far
My wife is patiently supportive and my kids are proud so...thank you, Lord.