ARTIST’S STATEMENT

"I am a self taught artist. I ten to be intrigued and inspired by objects and designs that come from the past. As a result, my completed works usually reflect this, although there is definitely a synthesis of the past and present.

My medium is either gold, copper, and silver leafed wood, combined with steel and brass fasteners, as well as other various kinds of hardware. I enjoy utilizing hardware as a decorative element within my work that can sometimes also have a functional purpose as well. Whenever possible, I incorporate found objects or antiques into my design.

These objects were obviously intended for use as something else, experience a kind of reincarnation within my creative process to hopefully, in the end, manifest something that reflects integrity, uniqueness, and imagination."

PROFILE

Jeff has exhibited his work at the Museum of the Living Artist, "San Diego Art Institute", for several years and at the Art Department in San Diego.