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Born in Illinois in 1993, and raised in the Pacific Northwest, I began stone carving at the University of Portland in Portland,  Oregon. In the Pacific Northwest, I apprenticed under a lineage of stone masters, notably, Jason Jones and Joesph Conrad. I enhanced my craft under masters at High/Low Art Gallery & Delia Furniture in different mediums: ceramic, paint, and metal. I immersed myself in an environment of art, living in an art community, Milepost 5. My work gained recognition and was featured paired with music events, What the festival! in particular. 

Further, I developed my artwork on an international level, participating in residencies in Zimbabwe, Italy, and Brazil. This includes: Chitungwiza Art Center, Zimbabwe with Rufaro Murenza and a sixth generation Shona stone carving community; Stone Oven House in the Alpine foothills of Rora, Italy with an artist for artist built international community; Alto Art Residency in Alto Paraiso, Brazil with a permacultural and nature driven collective vegetarian community. 

I was a Young Ambassador with the Michaelangelo Foundation at the Homo Faber Biannel Exhibition 2024 in Venice, Italy and a cultural mediator for the foundation in London Craft Week 2025 sharing my passion for master craftmanship with the public. In London, I recieved a Graduate Diploma in Architectural Stone Carving and my Masters in Carving at City and Guilds of London Art School. At City and Guilds, I not only refined my stonecarving technique but learned gilding gold leaf, glass casting, and relief modeling. 

As an artist, I create highly polished stone carvings in a variety of stones including: marble, alabaster, limestone, chlorite, soapstone, wonderstone, jade, serpentine, and siltstone. The goal of my work aims not only to create sculptures, but to extend heritage craft to the larger community. The medium of stone can be used as a moving meditation and a connection to nature. Its accessibility is of great importance.