I'm Mike. I recently graduated from MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a focus on Interdisciplinary Sculpture.
I have a passion for combining the arts of hot rod and custom motorcycle fabrication with age-old methods of metal manipulation such as casting, welding, etc. in order to both commemorate and reflect upon a dying art form as our civilization advances.
I develop new methods of using old metal fabrication techniques to create custom motorcycles which embody a hybrid appreciation for both new age design, as well as old-time craftsmanship.
My work strives to take vehicular design to a new level of thought while still holding true to the vintage heritage of custom motorcycle and car history.
My goal is to update the classics without losing the “old soul” of vintage design.
I love that I can take a pile of scrap metal and busted old worn out parts, and with blood, sweat, tears, and a passion for keeping the craft alive, build a machine that can eventually be enjoyed, both functionally, and as art.
In a way, I see myself as some kind of twisted Dr. Frankenstein, having pieced together parts of dead vehicles and parts of my own hand-made creation to make up these fire-breathing quarter mile monsters.
My work has been featured at:
- Harrisburg Motorcycle Show - Harrisburg, PA
- York Motorcycle Show - York, PA
- Baltimore Motorcycle Show - Baltimore Convention Center, MD
- Westminster Bike Show - Westminster, MD
- Antique Motorcycle Show - White Rose, PA
- Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Show - White Rose, PA
- Howard County Bike Show - MD
- Lowside Syndicate Bike Show - Timonium Fairgrounds, MD
- Calvert Hall High School Art Show - Baltimore, MD (2008 - 2011)
- MICA Gallery Show (2012) - Baltimore, MD
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Exhibit (2013)
- MICA Commencement Exhibition Show (May, 2015) - Baltimore, MD
- ArtWalk (May, 2015) - MICA - Baltimore, MD
