Biography

Creating with my hands, heart, and head I design and build everything I can. Sculpting material into homes, kitchens, gardens, boats, sculpture, furniture, paintings, … making original works, reproducing or restoring antique.

I am a practicing visual artist with a Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1989 and a Masters in Fine Art (MFA) from the University of Guelph in 1994. I continue to create fine art focusing primarily on painting and drawing, visit my portfolio site and enjoy some images.

I am the owner / operator of Daivz Boatworks, where I restore, re-build, re-fit, antique and new boats. I started my hand at boat building at an early age at my father’s elbow. Now at the boat shop we are creating floating works of art for your boating adventures. Find the boat that fits you from one of these options.

I was a professional web designer, front-end web developer, brand creator and media production expert, with over twenty years of professional experience in the internet, advertising, television, and fine art industries. I have also had the opportunity to teach numerous courses on; creativity, interface design, web coding, media production, animation, video editing, drawing, painting, and mixed media.

As a collaborative team member I have designed and implement effective multimedia and brand development strategies for clients including; Fibernetics Canada, The City of Barcelona Spain, Danone España, Grey Group Spain, Vinizius Young & Rubicam, Torra-Portella, Department of Tourism Andorra, among many others.

I presently work from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada as an Independent Creative Designer – Producer – Builder for various artists, companies, agencies, and associations in Canada.