“Tree of Harmony” is a musical instrument sculpture, created for Hungry for Music, an organization that gives musical instruments to underserved kids. The sculpture was made with over two hundred musical instruments that are unplayable and unrepairable. The sculpture is located at HFM headquarters in Mount Jackson, Virginia.

These artworks were made with real guitars, matchbooks, artist brushes, paint tubes, toy cars, and found objects. They are mounted on wooden panels, and most have a black fiberglass mesh screen stretched over them.

Drawing “seriously”, and doodling recklessly are important skills for an artist to always practice.

I enjoy making snow sculptures when I have the chance. Snow sculptures are a great way for an artist to create a temporary public artwork for a neighborhood, and to help foster community engagement. Getting snow is like receiving free art supplies from the sky, and making snow sculptures is just fun!

“I’ve always wanted to be an artist since I was a kid. Art earned me praise as a child, so I kept doing it. Later in life, art would become a way of life for me, and a way to compensate for all of my dysfunctions. Art is my emotional therapy, and my scientific exploration."

* Born in Montana, raised in Detroit, Mi, and Dayton, Oh, Studied art at Sinclair College, Dayton, Oh.

* Living and working in the Washington, DC area, since 1986.

* Employed as a Decorative Artist. Painted murals in the U.S. Department of State, Park Avenue apartments, DC night clubs, businesses, and residences.

* Exhibited at Ruby Projects, Artists and Makers Studios, DC Arts Center, Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington (MOCA),  Target Gallery, McLean Project for the Arts, 410 Good Buddy, Ellipse Arts Center, all located in the DC area.

* Created “Artist Portraits”, a decade-long, ongoing photography project, documenting DC area artists.

Photo by Sonny Mason.