I was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1945. In 1950 my family moved to Miami Beach, Florida. As a child I loved building things, especially airplane models made of balsa and tissue paper. At 16 I began tinkering with British sports cars.

In 1963 I was enrolled at the University of Florida where I met Professor Geoffrey Naylor in the Art Department. He introduced me to the world of kinetic sculpture. I made my first kinetic pieces as a student in his sculpture classes.

I moved to New York City in 1967, getting a job repairing British sports cars at a dealership on 74th Street. In 1970 I entered graduate school at Penn State, returning to New York in 1972 with an M.F.A. in sculpture. I began doing installation and delivery work for some of the galleries that were then springing up in the Soho area. I established a relationship with O.K. Harris Gallery, where I have had solo exhibitions in 1974 and 1977.

I met Joe Ansel in 1985. He was then on the staff of The Exploratorium, a large science museum in San Francisco. He recognized that my work explored elements of elementary physics, and suggested that I exhibit my work in science museums, particularly the Exploratorium. He helped to arrange residencies for me at the New York Hall of Science as well as the Exploratorium and other hands-on science museums.

Since then, my work has been primarily exhibited in science museums. A solo, retrospective exhibition of my work, entitled Art Machines , has traveled to seven museums within the United States and Europe.

In 1994 I moved to San Francisco, where I currently live and work. I have reached a stage in my life where I've become concerned with the preservation and future display of my work. Thus, I am seeking a permanent home for the pieces that I currently have in my possession.