CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to learn more of myself by meeting and interacting with a great many others and by experiencing many different cultures. To share my skills and help folks

ABOUT ME

I was born into blacksmithing and moved from there to the fine arts. Eventually I moved here to Ann Arbor and established Gallery 212, organizing cultural events and festivals every year. Then I left for several years and it seems that now I'm back. I am a sculptor for the most part, but enjoy learning other disciplines. I am especially moved by the idea of creating works of art, and events, in different places throughout the world. As well as sharing my work as a holistic health coach or my work in microbiomics.

I also have a passion for alternative technologies, especially the home grown sort.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that the world I see around me is a projection of the world within me. To change the world within is to change the world without.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf quite a bit and hope to host in the near future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have always offered a place to stay for visiting artists... soon the door will most certainly be open to others as well. In my travels I have enjoyed the comfort of many couches and campsites.

Intereses

I'm interested in the arts, natural/local foods, fine wine, organic gardening, alternative energy, and do it yourself types of technologies.

• arts
• humanities
• beauty
• festivals
• wine
• gardening
• technology
• pottery
• drawing
• parks

Música, películas y libros

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, the Tao of Pooh, The Secret, anything on Ho'oponopono, Supergut and Wheat Belly, and pretty much anything presented by Mindvalley. . I love live classical and baroque music

Algo increíble que he hecho

I am amazed by the direction life takes whenever I have stopped planning and just allowed it to flow. Be it an experience that I would never have, had I not taken that left turn, for no apparent reason, or that epiphany resulting from the absence of thought, great beauty results in allowing that flow.

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I teach primitive pottery and sculpture. By primitive I simply mean the old way, the basics; clay comes from the ground, we can dig it up, shape it, and it becomes permanent after we've chucked it in a fire. I have done so for the state parks, for children, for communities, and anyone interested.

But then sculpting, drawing, microbiomics and alternative technology are all the sorts of things I love to share.

And food, good wholsome organic food. How to grow , wild source, cook, ferment, to use medicinally. To continue learning and passing on what I've learned.
Forever a student/teacher

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

A willingness to help out, an openess to other cultures, my skills as a chef, my skills in the arts or social and cultural organizing, curation of all media art happenings, a passion for good food, environmental concerns, any way I can be of service.

Países que he visitado

Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Sweden, Turkey

Países en los que he vivido

Scotland, United States