His father was a machinist in the aerospace industry, who worked with very precise tolerances and measurements.

When Mike's career path took him to real estate development, he continued working with spatial relationships, colors and design on a much larger scale.  Working with architects, interior designers and landscape architects helped establish his personal tastes and love of geometric configurations, colors and spacial relationships.

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Mike started working on his art in the late 1980’s.  He started with painting on canvas then progressed to working with three dimensional canvas wall sculptures where triangles formed the basis of his geometric designs.  As he progressed in his vision, the materials he used in his wall sculptures came to include metals such as copper, bronze, sealed lead, zinc and stainless steel.

His pieces are a mixture of materials, textures and colors blended together to create a unique visual experience.  Subtle angles and curves lend an air of boldness and familiarity to the sculptural shapes and industrial aspects of his creations.  His fascinations with geometric shapes and his unique use of colors are his trademarks.  He also uses the diversity of metal textures, colors and patinas in his work.