I was raised in my parents workshop and art gallery on top of the windy cliffs of Kahakuloa, Maui. My family has been practicing and refining the fine art of sculpting in the West Maui Mountains for over 60 years. Through their gallery and sculpture garden they share this experience with travelers from all over the world. My father taught me how to use a grinder when I was twelve years old, and since then I have been studying under him, learning his artistic ideals and practices. With his guidance, I have adapted and refined my own personal style.
The central force that drives my work is to create non-objective forms that simply focus on the principles of balance, rhythm, and flow. Most of my current portfolio is concerned with natural mediums and the beautiful characteristics they inherently possess. I strive to work with what nature has already created and push the form into something new and elegant in shape. My pieces carry a rhythmic flow that moves through the sculpture which can be seen from any angle or side of the piece. All of the main materials I use are sustainably sourced, many times being a diseased or dead tree that I am able to give new life as a sculpture. As an artist I hope to create things that enhance spaces and give a sense of serenity and elegance through form.
“Natural State” group show , Sandstone Gallery -2024
Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center annual juried exhibition- 2024
1st Place Sculpture, Beverly Hills Art Show - 2023
Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center annual juried exhibition - 2023
Emerging Artist Award- Hawaii Craftsmen Show- 2022
Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center annual juried exhibition - 2016
Art Maui Scholarship Award recipient- 2016
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards- Silver Key- 2015
Na Mele O Maui Juried Art show- 1st place sculpture, Best in show -2015