A native Nova Scotian, I spent my formative years in my father's studio watching him draw and paint, listening to–and eventually participating in–the many debates on aesthetic and craftsmanship issues that occurred around our kitchen table. In the mid-sixties I studied photography in New York City, and film making in London, England, before returning to Canada and working in television and commercial photography in Toronto. I returned to Halifax to study philosophy and history, eventually operating a photographic studio and laboratory for nearly two decades.

I began woodturning in an industrial arts class in grade 9. I soon built my first bowl lathe from scrap shafts, pulleys and a discarded washing machine motor. I was (and continue to be) captivated by the speed of the turning process as a sculptural medium. In the mid 1980's I began selling my work .

In 1991 I became a full-time woodturner, producing artifacts for sale to craft galleries, at retail craft shows and from my studio. A demand to teach my approach to woodturning arose. I began accepting students, conducting seminars, writing, and demonstrating.

The challenges of woodturning continue to satisfy my desire to develop new methods of work and enable me to explore new and exciting creative directions.

I am a juried (and honourary life) member of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, a member of the American Association of Woodturners and a founding (and honourary life) member of the Nova Woodturners’ Guild.