As a self-employed graphic designer, I spend a lot of time in front of the computer. But the older I grow, the more I yearn to work with my hands and create without holding a mouse. My father is a tree trimmer and has been as long as I've been alive. The smell of sawdust is the smell of home. And so I am drawn to work with wood.

I'm an experimenter. I use a variety of scraps and found objects, but my artwork will largely integrate wood. And beyond the connections to my past, wood (and trees in particular) have many parallels to the life of the Christian. The roots seek water. The leaves seek sun. Similarly, I seek to be rooted in Christ. And as I pursue my daily activities, seek challenges and invest in the lives of others, I want Christ to be glorified through it all. Over the years I have enjoyed learning what it means to glorify Christ through the arts. It's a journey. It's fascinating. And while this concept is nothing new (there are countless examples throughout history), in my life it is new every day and that's what excites me as an artist.