Who am I hmmm ,cut all the crap,a paculiar individual.Born in the country ,terrible childhood,alcoholic at 18 ,in and out of mental wards.Witnesed more than my share of miracles. Did managed to do well in school though drinking . Became a Engineer ,worked for hydro,sent me away often for treatment.Quite,worked for the next ten years as a superintendent of conventions area mangment 2 million buget i would spend for city. quite in 87 . Now again who am I .Always loved wood working .At first small achievments.Oh just to clean up my past .I have been sober for 17 years.I always enjoyed seeing in my mind an object and then bringing it into reality.So many pieces i made and gave away . Ihad been seeing a phyciatrist and still do each month.My first doctor knew me through all my terrible times suffering the horrors of alcoholism he died 2 years ago a great man. The good doctor was very interested in the arts was aware of my talents. He determined society would be better served by allowing me to pursue my art.I was judged by a panel to be a Avoidant Personality and put on a pension . After a few more years of abusing myself for a still unknown reason,i was to come out of a seizure to see a light glowing .I wasd on the floor .The first thing i felt ,for the first time in my life ,the desire to drink was gone .To this day not returned. Through happenstance or providence a violin passed my way .I had never even seen a violin before and no past interest. I lived then in one of the oldest brick houses here .In a wet ground basement ,under but one light ,I witnessed the creation of my first violin ,complete .How did I know .Another miracle Seventeen years latter i am still carving out violins ,each the best i ever made when i made it. The Biography on my site gives a cleaned up but accurate account of what i have done since then.
