Biography

Hanging out with my future wife as she worked on her undergraduate art projects introduced me to the excitement and beauty of creating art. Several years later I decided to combine my engineering background with a developing love of art to pursue a career of furniture design and production. I maintained an independent business for 30 years doing custom design furniture and architectural woodwork. My furniture designs have been featured in “The New York Times”, “Country Living Magazine” and “ New York Magazine” In 2010 I downsized my business to a studio behind my house and now experiment with ceramics, welding , glass fusing along with woodworking. Together with my wife Anna Lee Chalos-McAleese we form Seesaw Studios Inc.

Memberships

Arts Council of Indianapolis

Arts Illiana

Art Institute of Chicago

Indianapolis Art Center

Indianapolis Museum of Art

Swope Art Museum - Collection Committee and Building Committee
Indiana Forrest Alliance