I’ve given myself the creative license to craft the word “artbushi.” In Japan, “yamabushi” were mystic mountain climbers who made sacred pilgrimages up Mt Fuji and other mountains. Some of my friends know me for aspiring to be a yamabushi because of my many mountain-climbing adventures. To me, artbushi are adventurers who climb to artistic heights in search of inspiration and a far-reaching perspective. A great mountain or a great art project can inspire great thoughts of lasting beauty.

Unlike my yamabushi(mountain) journeys, many of my artbushi journeys have been documented. So this website is a portfolio of some of my artistic endeavors.