I am a 61 year old artist and jack of some trades. Was born in Minneapolis, moved to California at 20, relocated to Washington state 6 years ago. At 20 my father and I created a machine shop in the garage, a year later we moved into a sheet metal shop, a couple years later we closed shop and I went back to school. Studying electronics by day and working graveyard at an audio/video duplication house. Electronics was interesting to learn but didn't see a career in it, so back to machining I went. In my mid thirties I received an offer to machine in a small shop servicing wineries in Sonoma county. So I rented a room right on the Russian river and moved out of the city. In 96' and 98' the river flooded causing lots of damage. Which created a lot of work in construction, so I learned drywall, plumbing, electrical and roofing. Hence, my career as a handyman/caretaker started, created a kitchen for my sister, built a deck for my brother, made a soundproof studio in a garage for a friend, flipped a house, etc.