My life as an artist and craftsman started in the early ‘70s in Seattle. At that time the first University District Street Fair was being organized. I had developed a crazy, hippie style incense holder from a brass toilet overflow pipe. It had a wood base and holes burned and brazed with a closed top. The incense smoke swirled out of the rough cut holes. My friends bought a few and I decided to try them out at the fair. I made about 10 for the upcoming weekend. In the morning of the first day I found my place and set up on a small TV table covered with a pillow case. I sat on the curb and watched an endless parade of really interesting characters stroll past. By the end of the day I was sold out. After the fair closed I went out and bought all the overflow pipes I could find in the nearby hardware stores. I stayed up all night, cutting and brazing in my basement, making more incense holders for the next day. To my amazement, I sold out again. On top of that a gallery owner asked if I would be interested in making similarly styled candle holders for her shop. Someone else asked if I could make a light fixture from that idea.

That was the beginning of almost a decade working the fairs and selling work through galleries up and down the west coast. During the first years of my crafts life I was also heavily involved in black and white street photography. I was honored to have several one-man shows in both crafts and photography. I then had the opportunity to work as a designer in the 3D sign industry for 10 years. As life and family changed I moved on to commercial photography for almost 30 years while holding onto my craftsman roots.

As commercial photography took the big digital turn I started finding myself more and more interested in custom lighting design and fabrication. I slowly started migrating back to my crafts roots. I left commercial photography behind me. Since then my work has been mostly one-of-a-kind, original lighting. I make pieces on commission but also work on personal pieces for boutique showrooms and on-line market places. Feel free to contact me if you have any projects you would like to discuss.

- Jerry