Without getting too esoteric, I like to believe that glass teaches me about texture, nature and science, photography captures textures, light and shadow, printing shares concepts, meaning and emotion and life well, teaches you about life.

So where does design benefit?   I like to believe where doesn't it?  Perhaps, in the lab where molecular level synthesis happens, but even there a sort of balance occurs - one of a more natural one and sometimes not so - but balance none the less.

 Where I do "design" is another thing.  I do design in the studio, on paper, on a Dictaphone,  over the phone.  Where I do design is primarily through my central organization Trinity3 Design, which acts as the central hub to the different areas of interest or should I say expression for me.

With Trinity3 Design being a hub allows for the development of specialized lines of design, each with a specific use and medium.  It also allows for the collaborative union between other artists and designers that share in a common vision.

Some of these current "expressions" can be found at:

Sharpe Awards - Like the name says Award, Recognition and Commemorative designs.  Sub Surface Laser Engraving held to the highest level of design in this medium, along with traditional art, studio glass and mixed media created by myself and other artists.

Sharpe Crystal - Sub Surface again with the same standards but strictly in large oversized commissioned works and limited edition art.  Sharpe Crystal is meant to show what the value and capabilities of Sub Surface Engraving is capable of as an Art Form.

Voletti Design - A new collaboration with a fellow designer and fabricator.  Voletti Design only creates and builds high end functional designs.  Our services deal with the precision milling of metals, decorative glass, and interactive lighting for specialized cases to interior accents and build-ins.  The design goal behind Voletti is the highest level of design and innovation available for the few that can truly appreciate and experience it.