WilliamDeskin

My name is William Deskin and I love making things. I have been tinkering, fixing, and creating since I was a child. I've always loved knowing how things work, and figuring out ways to render my experiences of the world around me.

After graduating from college with a BFA in sculpture, I set out to show and sell my works to the world. The showing part went well; I had my oil paintings, photographs, and sculptures on display at numerous galleries and public spaces in the Pacific Northwest. But it was the selling part that held me back. Works sold, but infrequently. Truly the starving artist meme was taking hold.

So I got a job in a jewelry shop and quickly moved up to working full-time at the jeweler's bench doing repairs and fabricating new pieces. Finally my dream was coming true - a life of sculpting. I soon started my own repair business serving local retailers and individuals. This continued for nearly fifteen years, until business slowed and I realized my heart was no longer in it. I needed to get back to larger scale self-expression.

That's when this shop emerged. Having broken the bonds of the jewelry bench, I've been exploring acrylic painting and small-scale stone and steel sculpture, as well as continuing a life-long passion for photography - now in digital form.

It is my intention to share many of my works here and connect with appreciators of fine art like yourself. My goal is to expand on people's understanding of the world around them by opening their eyes to different ways of looking at the same old thing(s).

I hope you like what you see in my gallery, and encourage conversation if you have thoughts or input on my work, or would like to commission something for yourself or a loved one.

Thanks for spending the time here. See my current works at https://www.deskinfineart.etsy.com

Take care.

William Deskin