My friend Brian is that rarest of people- a truly original thinker and feeler. His art never fails to astound and excite me. I'm not a visual artist, but a musician, so I don't have the technical knowledge to defend my statements about the impact of Brian's art. I only know that the impact is real, and is immense. In my musical world, we talk about the impact of people like Coltrane and Hendrix, and we use words like transcendent, relentless, startling, prodigious, questing, etc. These words and all the others that we use to describe experiencing art can probably be summed up in one word-  love. Ultimately, the work is about love. I think this best describes the art of Brian.  - Ben Schachter,  renowned jazz musician, composer, educator www.sungunsung.com
collaborative work with Ben Schachter Trio of Many


From organic abstractions and dreamscapes to capricious pop art and finely honed utilitarian objects, Brian's work simultaneously evokes a comforting familiarity and the awe of glimpsing the farthest reaches of an inexhaustibly creative mind. His commitment to carving almost exclusively by hand results in exquisite detail, surface texture and three dimensional shape, defying the raw material of flat planks, and gently coaxing it into a new, deeply expressive life.   -Carolyn Macuga, art historian and educator                            
artist statement :
for purchases/custom commissions please email at :
bfromthefuture@gmail.com
feature on my work in issue #76 of Wood Carving Illustrated
 Resume:

 JAZZ STUDIES AT BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

 FINE WOODWORKING AT BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

exhibitions:
WHARTON ESHERICK MUSEUM THEMED COMPETITION 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
CONTEMPORARY MIXED MEDIA FURNITURE: (FURNITURE SOCIETY CONFERENCE) 2003
I CAN LIVE WITH THAT: UNIQUE FUNCTIONAL FURNITURE 2004
CORE10 AWARD FOR SCULPTURE 2004
WORKS IN WOOD 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016
TAKE ISSUES – Washington DC sculpture show 2008
ACROSS THE GRAIN 2008 -
FINE WOODWORKING XXX – 2009
500 CABINETS – LARK BOOKS 2010
Raise up Japan - 2011
Poplar Culture: The Celebration of a Tree 2012
Philadelphia Art Alliance Shop on the Square 2014
Savor New Hope 2012
Analog A Go Go  2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 , 2016

collaborations:
Sony Xbox Halo
Philadelphia Phillies
Ozzfest
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Chickenfoot