��� As a young boy John spent a great deal of time at the family cottage and on camping trips. His first carving was done then, an Eagle head carved with a pen knife. This was soon followed by Loon sculpted in soap stone.
��� John studied Fish and Wildlife Biology at the University of Guelph where he received an Honours degree.
��� During summers and after graduating John worked on contract for the Ministry of Natural� Resources as far south as Wingham, Ontario and as far north as Moosonee, Ontario. John� would spend considerable time in the Canadian wilderness during these contracts sometimes several months at a time.
��� John learned carving from books using hand tools until he met Hal McGray who introduced� him to power carving. He took lessons from Howard Stockwell and learned a great deal about decoy carving from Howard.
��� John now lives and works in his wilderness studio near North Bay, Ontario. He has taught woodcarving at night school in North Bay.
� Although John enjoys all types of carving, his passion is Wildlife Sculpture and applies his knowledge of wildlife biology and nature to each sculpture he does. |
