Chris was born in the southwest and as a young man, moved with his family across country and state borders, giving him a broad cultural perspective. He spent much of his adult life in the Atlanta area where he met, fell in love with and married his wife and raised two wonderful children before relocating “back home” to the west. Chris stretches his left brain, working as a structural engineer licensed in 18 states and scratches his right brain with sculpting tools in his studio. “Sculpture is a perfect art form for me because I work in a professional field that requires precision and 3-D visualization: skills that translate well to sculpture. I can get “happy-lost” in the planning, measurements, scales, armatures, details and texture. I often yearn but struggle to work in a more free-form manner. With the right music in the background and with hot inspiration, I CAN let the clay fly… but then I meticulously pick up every piece and return it to my pot.”“In sculpture, I discovered a medium through which I can portray emotion that I find difficult to express by other means. I am especially intrigued by classical, figurative sculpture juxtaposed against modern, abstract or even absurd interactions and environments. Through exploration and artistic interpretation, my hope is that my sculptures will teach me and my viewers something about the human condition, our nature, our potential, our strengths and our faults. My work is not solely about beauty but it is intended to be a message, delivered through a unique perspective and hopefully, with ever-increasing technical skill.”Now with a studio in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Chris is emerging as a sculptor with his own voice and is closing in on his signature style.