A man…
with a rich Mennonite heritage…a heritage, carved from
an ancestral history of persecution and fleeing in the night

A man…
whose spirit is deeply rooted in the blacklands of
Manitoba…the blacklands that beckoned his people

A man…
with a great love for the Canadian north…a land of lakes,
forests and granite rock…deep, and full of mystery

A student…
of ancient teachings…teachings of universal truth,
as told by the voices of the Elders

A student…
of the Modern Architectural Movement…a movement
with its simple mantra, “less is more”

A man…
who is traditional…yet at the same time contemporary

A man…
who is an ordinary workman…privileged to hold the brush
and the pen, while the creative Artesian well gently gushes
forth its riches

A man…
who is a grateful man…grateful for a gift that has finally
awoken from its half-century sleep