Since I was a teenager of 16 I have been a craftsman working with wood in a wide variety of ways.

In 1969 I started building custom dulcimers with a partner at the Gate Hill Artists Cooperative in Stony Point, N.Y., along the Hudson River. It was a turning point for me, and ended up being the beginning of my artistic adventure.

After that I moved to Arkansas to work with other artists that were blacksmiths, pottery workers, writers, musicians, basket weavers, and other woodworkers in an artist's cooperative.

At the same time I worked on several renovation projects restoring historical homes and barns in the Buffalo National River district, until my home and studio were ready to use. I still occasionally work on renovation projects if they are interesting to me.

At one of the historical homes I worked on I built all the cabinets, other woodwork and furniture in the Shaker style, to match the Shaker furniture and other fine antiques she was decorating the house with after spending considerable time researching the style. I worked on that home for eleven years, along with their two log guest houses and two barns.

Once my home and studio were ready to use, I made antique reproductions for several years, moving into wildlife wood sculpture. They were carefully hand carved and hand painted, then antiqued, to attain a warm patina to create the illusion of age.

My line of wildlife wood sculpture included Swans, Geese, Blue Herons, Egrets, Eagles, songbirds, Giraffes, Rocking horses and ducks, which I marketed through various gift catalogs, museum shops, art shows and direct mailings.

The artwork I created was featured on the cover of three national catalogs and The Decorative Arts Museum in Little Rock selected one of my sculptures as part of their permanent collection.

Jump down the page to my history to read about the other honors that were given to my artwork.

I met a flute maker and struck up a very close friendship which continues today. For several years I worked with this man (Michael Allen of Coyote Oldman Music). In 1990 I began creating my own flutes with his blessing.

I've been creating Native American style flutes since that time, along with other flutes for recording artists and professional musicians around the country.

Currently I am working on recording my own music and hope to offer it soon.

Flute creation has given me much pleasure over the years, and my hope is that many people will gain joy from this most colorful and easy to play instrument. I feel honored to be creating these wonderful flutes that have such a rich history which began in the Americas so many years ago.

It is my hope that each of my flutes will become a cherished friend to all who play them.