About

the artist

Mike never colored the pictures in coloring books.  He just drew his own pictures in the blank spaces inside the covers of said coloring books.  Later he was introduced to sketch books and blank paper.  Also watercolor and oil painting. And later power tools.  But more on that later...   Mike loves to bring his ridiculous ideas to life on surfaces and spaces he creates from random stuff.  Whether that's old cabinet doors, or a shadow box made from scrap wood, or any blank space that can be transformed into vividly colorful scenes  

Stuff I Like to Make

Rocketship in Space

8x10" hand built wood shadowbox with hand cut and painted wood shapes assembled into this colorful scene of a rocket zooming through outer space.  Accented with an LED strand to light up the stars, activated by a momentary button at the bottom left.

Howling at the Moon

10X12" hand built wood shadowbox with hand cut and painted wood shapes assembled into a nighttime scene of coyotes howling at a large full moon. Accented with an LED strand to light up the scene, activated by a momentary button at the bottom left.

Deep Sea Adventure

10X24"  hand built wood shadowbox with hand cut and painted wood shapes assembled into a beautiful scene of colorful underwater exploration and adventrue. Accented with an LED strand to light up the scene, activated by a momentary button at the edge of the wave-y water.

Is This

Art?

Yeah.  I don't know either.   

What is art though.   Is it the creative expression of ideas that can be shared?  Is it the physical manifestation of inspiration?  Or is it something we just have to do?  To use the skills and talents we have to make something beautiful with our bare hands if necessary.   

It is necessary.