Snow & Sand Sculpting
I started snow carving in 2000 and sand carving in 2002. Since then, I've created 32 snow sculptures and 10 sand sculptures.
Here are some of the most recent ones:
The Neverending Story
Sand sculpture in the Semi-Professional competition at Saginaw Sun & Sand in 2025
Derek the Gnome's Great Big Day
Snow sculpture in the State of Michigan competition at Zehnder's Snowfest in 2025
2nd Place
Lazy Frog
Snow sculpture in the World Class Double Block competition at Zehnder's Snowfest in 2024
Bee Crazy
Snow sculpture in the World Class Double Block competition at Zehnder's Snowfest in 2022
Frog on a Rock
Sand sculpture at Saginaw Sun & Sand in 2022
Other hobbies
I enjoy web design and development, especially when it allows me to create something that I can be proud of. (This site could use some work!)
I love to draw but don’t seem to find much time for it. Unfortunately, about the only time I spend drawing these days is when I prepare for Snow & Sand Sculpting events. I’ve also started to like working with modeling clay, which is typically when I make maquettes for our snow sculptures.
Drawing on a Wacom tablet with GIMP on a computer is also fun. Too bad we don’t have undo buttons or layers when drawing with pencil and paper! Pairing this with GitHub pull requests makes it an interesting way to use technology to prepare sculpture designs too!
I also enjoy photography. I own a Nikon D80 but haven’t used it in ages. Maybe I’ll get back to that someday. Well, once I clean the dust speck on the reflex mirror, which I noticed started to show up in my later photos!