Apologetic Aphid

Ear

Electric Country Grasshopper

Elegant Valley

Open Heart

Wildlife Bird

Wildlife Fish

Wildlife Frog

Wildlife Plant

Wildlife Studies

AAL

Animals - 15' section

Clock - 15"

Heart - 45"

Heart & Dove

Hummingbird - 24"

Hummingbird - 25"

Laminated Wood - 35"

Laminated Zebra Wood - 24"

Legs

Marriage

Paper Dove

Stainless Steel Angel

Stainless Steel Angel - 20"

Stainless Steel Cross

Stainless Steel Cross - Detail

Stainless Steel Mother & Child

Wood Angel - 36"

Wood Angel - 45"

Wood Cross

Wood Mother & Child

Wood Mother & Child - 40"

Easy Chair Foot Massage

Family Foot Massage

Fanny Pluckers Foot Massage

Fanny Pluckers Foot Massage

Fanny Pluckers Foot Massage

Foot Massage

Foot Massage

Angel

Angel - 20"

Cross

Cross - Detail

Mother & Child

Biography of Artist Work

Education

1992-1996 State vocational education classes for vocational certification
1982-1990 2000 hours of computer graphics training - The Boeing Company
1982 Studied utilization of small format television equipment - (Video)
1980 Multiple engineering illustration courses - South Seattle Community College
1975 Bachelor of Fine Arts - Northwest Missouri State University

Employment History

2004 - Present High School Teacher: Teaching video, computer graphics. Silkscreen, and photograpy. Auburn High School, Auburn, WA.
1992-2004 High School Teacher: Taught applied physics, computer graphics, drafting, photography, and video. Held department chair position. Clover Park High School, Lakewood, WA.
1979-1992 Illustrator, Model Maker, Computer Graphics - Boeing: Duties included instructing computer graphics classes and production work both manual and computerized.
1978 Manager of Commericial Photography Studio: Worked with master photographer Justin Leonard. Tutored individuals in photography and darkroom procedures.
1976 Group Home Counselor/Educator: Duties included direct supervision and counseling of 9 male juvenille delinquents - directed special projects in woodworking and art therapy.
1974 Co-owner of a Fine Art Gallery: Responsibilities included store management, private instruction in woodturning and contributing to store inventory with my own sculpture and photography.

Service

  • Board of Directors - Valley Arts United, Puyallup, WA
  • Chair for artist selection committee for Arts Downtown - an outdoor sculpture display funded by the City of Puyallup
  • Key Club Advisor
  • Safety Committee Member
  • Department Chair
  • Pierce County Vocational Teacher of the Year
  • Active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and Sunday School Teacher

Published Materials

2002 If I Only Knew One More Thing
1996 Integrating The Curriculum With Graphics
1994 The Fanny Plucker Massage Book
1991 Decade of Visualization - computer graphics - Boeing
1990 22 Years of Smal Town Lore
1979-1984 Numerous Technical Illustrations - Boeing 737, 757, 767 maintenance manuals.
1976 Sculpture Piece Published - Fine Woodworking Design Book 2
1973 Photograph Published - Des Moines Register Picture Magazine - Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa.

Collections List

Good Samaritan Hospital Children's Therapy Unit: $30,0000 installation
City of Puyallup, Citizen's Choice Award: $12,000 installation
Ed Hume: Children's garden permanent collection - giant aphid
Dr. Stanley Jackson: Permanent collection - Puyallup, WA
Swiss Tavern: Permanent collection - giant grasshopper
Alan Woody: Private collection - sculptures - Venice, Florida
The Boeing Company: Sculpture - Renton, WA
Thrivent Financial: Sculpture - Tacoma, WA
Christopher Burkett Fine Art Photographer: Sculpture - Vinonia, Oregon

Reviews and Articles

1997 Sound Life News Tribune - Tacoma, WA
1996 Pierce County Herald - Puyallup, WA
1996 Our Towns - Pierce County Herald - Puyallup, WA
1991 Tacoma Arts Commission Newsletter - Nov/Dec

Exhibits

2004 Jobe Carr Museum - Best of Show - Tacoma, WA
1999 Karshner Museum - Photo Exhibit - Puyallup, WA
1997 Arts Downtown - Outdoor Sculpture - City of Puyallup
1996 Commencement Art Gallery - Sculpture Exhibit - Tacoma, WA
1995 Arts Downtown - Outdoor Sculpture - City of Puyallup
1994 LaBastille Gallery - Sculpture Show - Lakewood, WA
1986 Northwest Gallery of Fine Woodworking - Several wood pieces displayed and sold - Seattle, WA
1981 Tacoma Art Museum - Print Hung - Juried Show
1979 NW Iowa Art Center - Photography Show - Rock Rapids, Iowa
1979 Boeing Illustration Show - Illustration Hung - Everett, WA
1975 NWMSU Library - One Man Art Show - Maryville, Missouri
1974 Patterson Brother's Studio - One Man Photography Show - Atchison, Kansas
1972 The Planet - Photo Essay - Des Moines, Iowa

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