Due to Scott's varied past and somewhat nontraditional view of the path through life it has been decided that his BIO will follow the same path.
Scott escaped the limitations of traditional education as the candles were smoking on his 16th birthday cake.
Having a neighbour that did masonry restorations of historic buildings offered Scott the opportunity to meet some of the wildest tradesmen a boy could dream of. Working in this occupation, Scott too became wild, and skilled with his hands while learning the beauty of structure and form.
Taming his urges he found that climbing rock was a better way to express himself and define a style rather than repairing the toils of time on previously manipulated structures. It did not pay well.
Having slightly longer teeth now, Scott completed a formal education at Wilfrid Laurier University while concurrently putting hours in for a millwright apprenticeship.
A degree in one hand and a millwright ticket in another Scott began a tour through industry as a millwright that would include automotive, food, manufacturing and finally mining. It was during this time that the wastes of industry began to take shape as creatures in the head and hands of Scott. Working night shifts would provide the opportunity to create and make what had been floating around as wasted efforts and time for years. Now there was shape and structure.
Defined and determined Scott completed Fleming College's Haliburton School of The Arts formal instruction in the Artist Blacksmithing Certificate program.
"Filling the well is important" an influence in Scott`s life once said. This philosophy leads Scott to view other peoples work for influence. A recent pilgrimage to St. Louis to view Albert Paley's "Animals Always" sculpture is one such trip.
Scott has many hammers now. He can swing them with skill. He can shape the elements of earth with them. He is always learning to make new hammers.
