So, a little bit about me. I have lived aboard boats since I was born. My parents moved aboard when they married. I currently live aboard my 1937 Alden cutter Atea in Wickford, RI. I have spent my entire life learning and practicing the ways of the sea and sailors.  From fancy knotwork, to scrimshaw and ship model building, I have always loved the sea and enjoyed the traditions and arts of the seafarer. Over the years I’ve held the position of seaman, bo’sun, mate and captain on many vessels big and small. I have built vessels, rigged them and sailed the eastern seaboard from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the BVIs, out to Bermuda. My ship models are crafted with first hand knowledge of how a vessel is built and rigged, by eyes that have climbed the masts and crawled through bilges. The fancy knotwork is tied by hands that have wormed, parceled, served, and spliced wire for new shrouds, rove off replacement halyards in storms at sea. Many of the things I make are made with the thoughts of some far off place or sweetheart from my travels.
I have been involved in various projects and served the U.S. Coast Guard as a consultant, rigger and surveyor, as well as other outfits such as G. W. Zachorne Jr. & Sons Boat Builders, Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway, Beetle Boat Works, and Black Dog Tall Ships. My artwork is scattered across the country and abroad, in the New York Yacht Club model room and on Broadway, as well as museums and local organizations like the Rhode Island Arts Council.