Biography

I was born in Middletown, Ohio and was raised in Chillicothe, Ohio, Germantown, Ohio, and Eaton Ohio. I just retired from the U.S. Navy after 21 years of serving with the Navy Seabees. My wife and I now live in Troy Ohio with our 2 dogs. We have 3 great children and 4 wonderful grandchildren.  I began carving in 1999 while stationed in Italy. Carving was something I wanted to do for years but was afraid because of risk of failure or finding out I had no talent. I think it was the Italian art and culture that gave me the extra inspiration I needed to get started. After picking up a few gouges and knifes and butchering some wood I fell completely in love with carving. My passion has increasingly strengthened over time. I soon learned that few are born with talent and the rest of us get it from practice. Although I have not received formal training in carving, I have followed the masters and learned by watching and doing. 

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