Mike is a contemporary studio artist specializing in carving jade. Mike started his career as a professional artist in 2002 after graduating from the university of Wisconsin with a BFA in sculpture. He spent the next 10 years creating large sculptures which he sold through galleries around the country. His work then took a drastic change in scale when he decided to work with the rarest and best material our planet had to offer. Taking what he learned as a sculptor he scaled his creations down to smaller wearable pieces of art.

When he isn’t creating inspired designs, he is encouraging adventure in his young kids.

He has won numerous art and design awards including

1st place 2021 case award in the 5,000 dollar on up range

1st place 2020 case award in the 2,000-5,000 dollar range

1st place 2020 gemmy award in the 5,000 on up range

1st place 2018 visions art and design competition

1st place 2016 visions art and design competition

In 2019 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum purchased Art of Flight for its permanent collection