Cor­ner detail — 5 by 7 inch field cam­era — 1992

Mak­ing things is one of the fun­da­men­tal aspi­ra­tions. Some peo­ple aspire to travel, read or play music — some ded­i­cate their lives to mak­ing money — still oth­ers find their call­ing in ded­i­cated ser­vice to a par­tic­u­lar cause. One of the great joys of my life is liv­ing through a time when seem­ingly more and more peo­ple have found that mak­ing objects with their hands is a way to ful­fill at least some of the need to find mean­ing in daily life. The range of skills and tal­ents I encounter  is more and more amaz­ing all the time. Being in Port­land has only enhanced the expe­ri­ence. And work­ing in a build­ing full of cre­ative mak­ers had proven to be a real treat.