Art History

Back in 2005-ish, I was hanging out in my garage on the west side of Columbus, with my roommate. He was gifted an old rusty Studebaker pickup truck that he was using to build a rat rod. We had terrible tools and equipment then, being in our early 20's and broke, but we did have a little stick welder that I was fascinated with. My roomie taught me to use it, and I was hooked. I welded some of the old car parts we had lying around into random sculpture and furniture. I was working at a hot rod shop at the time, so I was able to bring junk parts home and practice. I liked welding so much that I took some classes at the local community college. I joined an artist community workshop to get more tool time, and eventually began teaching welding classes there. As a full-time firefighter and paramedic with the City of Columbus, art is not my primary means of income. I do enjoy creating, though, and also teaching various forms of art to others. Please contact me with any questions, and thanks for visiting!

Please also visit the Fort Buffalo page to see my newest and most elaborate project to date... an 1880s opera house and mercantile being renovated into a marketplace with a cafe, vintage goods, art, and live music. The space will be an art experience in itself.