Welcome and thank you for visiting. Since 2004 I have been creating hand-carved ceramic trompe l'oeil tree sculptures in the tradition of ancient Yixing, China.

Check out the newly updated trompe l'oeil Gallery where you can see examples of hand-carved ceramic trompe l'oeil tree sculptures from the new Birch series which was an award-winning sellout hit at the 2008 Smithsonian Craft Show.

There are also plenty of examples from the original Forest for the Trees weathered log series in there as well.

In the latest news: Hot off the presses — AmericanStyle, a top art collector magazine, featured two trompe l'oeil birch pieces in their August 2009 Emerging Artist issue.

In other news, two pieces have been selected for inclusion in the highly selective 62nd Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition a at the Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester, NY. And the Sassy Birch Teapot was named a 2009 NICHE Award Finalist in NICHE magazine's annual national competition.

As always, I look forward to hearing from you.