MY PROCESS
I love working with natural stone and free-form art. I start with a solid sketch, but never lock myself into just that. I’m always adapting until I’m satisfied with what I’m looking at.
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Sketch
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Template directly on stone or wood for more intricate design
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Cut/polish
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Flow with the flow of where it takes me
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As long as I can remember, I have appreciated unique & original things—things that I’ve never seen before. That’s what drives me to create and I’m always looking to do something new and different. I’ve lived in Austin since 1994. I started painting on canvas with acrylics in 1990 and have since expanded my creativity to oil paints and mixed media. I have an enormous passion for creating original abstract paintings using bold colors and very often mixing them with black and whites.
When I began working in the marble and granite business in 2001, I was amazed with the beauty and uniqueness of natural stone—I'm continually marveling at what our planet provides to us naturally. I started tinkering with sculpting and carving granite remnants almost as soon as I got into the business. I often caught myself looking at the beauty of a granite slab and having artistic visions of what I could create with it. I started out making small cutting boards for friends and family and then began making states of Texas, crosses, and longhorns. The more I learned to appreciate and respect the fragility of natural stone, I started experimenting with larger, more detailed designs and concepts.
In the last couple of years, I’ve started incorporating different mediums into my sculptures such as mirror, rocks, glass, and light.
I like to start with a basic concept sketch, but I never completely lock into that, which gives my creative spirit some freedom to roam. Ultimately I create pieces that I want to look at and hang on my own walls!
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I accept and welcome new visions and inspiration as I continuously look to create unique and fresh designs. After almost 20 years in the marble and granite business, I have decided that no matter where life takes me, I will ALWAYS have a passionate love for natural stone and the energy it carries inside of it. Creating beauty out of something that originates inside our planet is my TRUE LOVE, which I choose to share with the world for the rest of my life!
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Thank you! With so much Love and Respect to everyone who shares in the appreciation of my creations!
TRUST THE UNIVERSE!!
