Biography

Raised in Chicago drawing in his sketchbooks, Ken moved to Tucson, AZ to pursue 350 days of sunshine per year and a BFA at the University of Arizona. In 1998 he moved to Vancouver to experience six months of rain a year and study character animation at the Vancouver Film School. He then started his career in visual effects, founded Jackrabbit Pictures, and put down permanent roots in BC.

www.jackrabbit-pictures.com

Ken set out on his sculpture practice creating clay character maquettes in the development process of his animated short films. From here he developed mold making, casting, and metal fabrication skills which opened the door to a myriad of sculptural media. Ken’s current works are in bronze, concrete, stoneware, steel, and wood.

Ken currently lives in Maple Bay on Vancouver Island splitting his time between working as an animator for the feature film industry, producing fine artwork, and exploring the Canadian wilderness

The first edition of “Howdy, Bird” was purchased and is now permanently installed outside the public library in Nelson, BC. Huge thanks to the great folks @castlegarsculpturewalk and @city.nelson! I give 10% of all sales of the editions
Wax casting process of the coastal wolf. Off to @burton_bronze foundry on Saltspring Island. 👍🏼 #waxcasting #bronzesculpture #sculpture #wolfart #siliconemolds #artistsforconservation #conservation #wildlife #vancouverisland
Moldmaking process for the coastal wolf. Next up, wax casting. #moldmaking #sculpture #wolfart #siliconemolds #artistsforconservation #conservation #wildlife #vancouverisland
Coastal wolf. Work in progress oil clay sculpt. Next step is making silicone / plaster molds for wax casts. #conservation #seawolf #oilclay #sculpture #wolfart #artistsforconservation #britishcolumbia #vancouverisland #wolves #bronzesculpture
I am truly honoured to be welcomed as an Associate Member of Artists for Conservation. You can check out my page on their site via the link in my bio. "Artists for Conservation (AFC) is the world's leading artist group supporting the environme
 

Vulture 2015