I’ve always loved woodworking, art and repurposing discarded materials but my career as an artist really took off in the summer of 2009 when I made my first birdhouse as a gift for my girlfriend, Beth, an avid bird lover. I had some left over roofing tin from an old barn that was taken down so I used that along with scraps of cedar to make her a birdhouse for her birthday. She loved it so much tha
t she encouraged me to continue to design and sell birdhouses. Beth went to work developing my website and soon my birdhouses gained attention from local art galleries and gift shops. In 2011, I opened my Etsy Shop and my business has been growing ever since. I personally handcraft each birdhouse so the manufacturing process has not changed much however my designs have been fine-tuned thanks to the knowledgeable birding experts I have met in my travels. My approach to making each birdhouse has always come from an artistic perspective. The fact that my designs have been adapted to actually be functional, safe environments for birds is where personal interaction with other bird lovers comes into play. So, as an artist I feel really lucky that I have been able to make a product that is an expression of my love for art, has a positive impact on the environment, and can be used in a functional way by consumers.
