Steven is an artist and designer who was born in Michigan and grew up in Northern Indiana. A good part of his early life was spent fishing the lakes, hiking the trails and booming through those rural coastline communities throughout the great lakes region of the Midwest. While busking with his studio practice, and admiring the Beat poets' continuous sentences from the 1950's, he managed to support himself by freelancing in the furniture design, product design and custom fabrication industries. Steven has served in the Indiana Army National Guard, becoming a wartime veteran before completing his education. He received a BFA in Sculpture from Indiana University and earned an MFA in Furniture Design from the Herron School of Art and Design. He currently maintains an independent studio in Michigan, with a focus on sculpture and collectable design.