Education
2012-2015
North Hennepin Community College
Associates of Fine Arts
Publications
Orrick, Dave "Maple Grove Man Drops Out of School to Make Spearing Fish Decoys." Pioneer Press St. Paul 31 Jan. 2016:
8C, 9C. Print
Raguse, Emily. "Maple Grove Man Crafts Fish Decoys." YouTube.
YouTube, 5 Feb. 2016. Web. 5 Feb. 2016.
McDonnell, Kelly. "Minnesota Bound #771." YouTube. YouTube, 28 Feb. 2016. Web. 28 Feb. 2016.
Awards
2023 The Gathering Perham, MN
1st Place Best of Show Central Mudminnow (Worker)
1st Place Central Mudminnow (Worker)
Runner Up Best of Show Tiger Striped Fish (Worker)
1st Place Tiger Striped Fish (Worker)
1st Place Largemouth Bass (Worker)
5th Place Pileated Woodpecker (Worker)
5th Place Yellow Perch (Worker)
3rd Place Northern Snakehead (Decorative)
3rd Place Burbot (Decorative)
2nd Place World Cup Black Crappie (Decorative)
1st Place White Bass (Decorative)
1st Place White Crappie Plaque (Decorative Carving)
2023 44th Annual ODCCA Ohio GLFDA Championship
1st Place, Best of Best Of Show Cutthroat Trout (Working)
1st Place Best of Show Walleye (Decorative)
2022 World Championship- Monroe, MI
1st Place Walleye (Decorative)
1st Place Blotchside Log Perch (Decorative)
2nd Place Bluegill (Decorative)
1st Place Cutthroat Trout (working)
1st Place Largemouth Bass (Working)
3rd Place Yellow Perch (working)
3rd Place Black Crappie (Working)
3rd Place Gar (Working)
2nd Place Flounder (FFDI)
2022 The Gathering - Perham, MN
Best of Show- Working Largemouth Bass
4th Place North American World Cup -Brook Trout
3rd Place Decorative Largemouth Bass
Decorative Golden Shiner
Decorative Razorback Sucker
1st Place Doug Davis Working Gar
1st Place Doug Davis Working Tiger Trout
1st Place Doug Davis Working Largemouth Bass
1st Place Otis Lael Folk Art Steelhead
2nd Place Decorative Grayling
2nd Place Lake Superior Lake Trout
1st Place Keystone Classic Atlantic Salmon
2nd Place Keystone Classic Golden Trout
2nd Place South Dakota Red Tailed Chub
4th Place Chain Pickerel
3rd Place Decorative Snapping Turtle
1st Place Decorative Walleye Plaque
4th Place Tiger Trout Plaque
3rd Place Northern Eating Crawfish
2022 43rd Annual Ohio ODCCA GLFDA Championship
Best of Show - Tiger Trout Worker
Best of Show Workers- Tiger Trout
Best of Show Decorative- Razorback Sucker
1st Place - Tiger Trout
1st Place- Razorback Sucker
2021 World Championship- Monroe, MI
World Championship Best of Show
1st Place Best of Show - Working (Tiger Trout)
1st Place Tiger Trout- Working
1st Place Paddlefish - Working
1st Place Largemouth Bass - Working
2nd Place Northern Pike- Decorative
2nd Place Razorback Sucker- Decorative
3rd Place Atlantic Salmon- Decorative
3rd Place- Natural Finish Jig Stick
1st Place Best of Show FFDI Folk Art Foureye Butterfly Fish
2019 World Championships- Monroe, MI
1st Place Lake Trout- Decorative
3rd Place FFDI -Pearly Razorfish
2019 NFLCC- Ft. Wayne, IN
1st Place Pink Salmon Decoy
3rd Place Brown Trout Decoy
3rd Place Gizzard Shad Musky Lure
1st Place 18 inch Cisco Musky Lure
2019 The Gathering- Perham, MN
4th Place Tiger Muskie
2nd Place Black Crappie
3rd Place Walleye
2nd Place Rainbow Trout
4th Place Drum -Keystone Championship
3rd Place Smallmouth Bass World Cup
5th Place Trout Perch
5th Place Bait Shop Sign Texas Championship
2018 World Championship - Monroe, MI
1st Place Walleye
1st Place Florida Fish Decoy Spanish Hogfish
1st Place Collaborative Fish Decoy
2018 National Fishing Lure Carvers and Collectors Show
1st Place Mirror Carp Decoy
2nd Place Northern Hog Sucker Musky Lure
2018 The Gathering- Perham, MN
4th Place Northern Pike
5th Place Bluegill
5th Place Yellow Perch
5th Place Rainbow Shiner
3rd Place Texas Championship Frog Plaque
1st Place San Francisco Garter Snake
5th Place Channel Catfish
1st Place Totem Decoy
2nd Place Angler Fish
2018 Rudy Zweig Decoy Show- Alexandria, MN
1st Place Yellow Perch trio carved mount
2017 World Championship- Monroe, MI
2nd Place Smallmouth Bass
3rd Place Brook Trout
2nd Place Deluxe Jig Stick
1st Place Collaborative Decoy Championship
HM 5-10 inch Folk Art
2nd Place Florida Fish Decoy Invitational
2nd Place Sockeye Salmon
1st Place Sunfish
2017 The Gathering-Perham, MN
4th Place Rainbow Trout
5th Place Brown Trout
5th Place Yellowstone Cutthroat
4th Place Sockeye Salmon
1st Place Blue Dragon Sea Slug
4th Place Keystone Smallmouth Bass
4th Place Jig Stick
1st Place Predator/sunfish Plaque
1st Place Showdown Coho Salmon
4th Place Pirate Perch
2nd Place Stonecat
2017 Alexandria Midstate Chapter Darkhouse Contest
2nd Place Dual Largemouth Bass Mount
2016 World Championship Fish Decoy Show- Monroe, MI
Working Decoys
2nd Place Bass
HM Brown Trout
3rd Place Rainbow Trout
3rd Place Sucker
Decorative Decoys
1st Place Smallmouth Bass
1st Place Northern Pike
1st Place Rainbow Trout
1st Place Minnow
HM Walleye
2nd Place All Other Warm-Water Species
Folk Art
1st Place Critter
2nd Place Cheater
2nd Place Over 10 Inches
Jig Sticks
2nd Place Working
HM Natural Finish
Wall Fish Plaques
HM Walleye Fish Plaque
2nd Place Commander in Chief
2016 National Fish Carvers Guild-National Fish Carving/Sculpture Championship
2nd Place Northern Pike Decoy
2016 Minnesota State Fair Creative Activities
1st Place Walleye Plaque
2016 Maple Grove Days Fine Art Show
2nd Place Award of Excelence
2016 The Gathering, Perham, MN
World Points Champion
Handpainted
2nd Place Bluegill Sunfish
5th Place Northern Pike
3rd Place Walleye
2nd Place Largemouth Bass
Airbrush Only
2nd Place Tiger Muskie
2nd Place Rainbow Trout
2nd Place Lake Trout
2nd Place Grayling
Open Paint
4th Place Small Mouth Bass
5th Place Black Crappie
2nd Place Barred Muskie
4th Place Male Sockeye Salmon
1st Place Channel Catfish
2nd Place Golden Shiner
5th Place Cutthroat Trout
4th Place Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Minnows
3rd Place Northern Studfish
3rd Place Gizzard Shad
1st Place Black Red Horse
Fish House Decoys
5th Place Perch
3rd Place Red N' White Sucker
Saltwater Division
3rd Place Madarin Dragonet
3rd Place Shark
3rd Place Saddleback Grouper
Folk Art Decoys
2nd Place Moth
2nd Place P-51 Mustang
2nd Place Sheephead
3rd Place Submarine
Ebay Class
3rd Place Ebay Class Sauger
Bird Categories
5th Place Woodpecker
2015 Bob Johnson Invitational- Little Falls, MN
1st Place Rainbow Trout
1st Place Lake Trout
3rd Place yellow Perch
2nd Place Smallmouth Bass
2nd Place Brook Trout
1st Place Golden Trout
2nd Place Barred Muskie
4th Place Channel Catfish
2nd Place Golden Shiner
1st Place Pumpkinseed Sunfish
1st Place Black Red Horse
1st Place Northern Stud Fish
1st Place Sheephead
4th Place Submarine
4th Place Whitefish
2015 Park Rapids Decoy Show- Park Rapids, MN
3rd Place Cutthroat Trout
2nd Place P51 Mustang
3rd Place Gizzard Shad
5th Place Perch
1st Place Grayling
2nd Place Tiger Muskie
2015 World Championship Decoy Show- Monroe, MI
Fish House Decoy Categories
3rd Place Sucker
HM Rainbow Trout
Decorative Working Decoy Categories
2nd Place Smallmouth Bass
2nd Place Northern Pike
1st Place Sturgeon
3rd Place Brown Trout
1st Place Frog
2nd Place Walleye
1st Place King Salmon Parr
Folk Art
2nd Place Natural Finish
2015 New York Mills, MN
3rd Place Peoples Choice
5th Place Red & White Sucker
3rd Place Sockeye Salmon
1st Place Ebay
5th Place Ebay
2nd Place Northern Pike
2015 The Gathering- Perham, MN
5th Place World Points Series
Most Improved Carver of the Year
Airbrush Categories
3rd Place Northern Pike
5th Place Artic Char
3rd Place Golden trout
5th Place Brook Trout
Open Paint Categories
5th Place Peacock Bass
Minnow Categories
4th Place Southern Star Head Top Minnow
Saltwater Division
1st Place Black Fin Tuna
2nd Place Black Drum
5th Place California Yellowtail
Otis Leal Folk Art Division
3rd Place Bullhead
Larry Lange Decoy Kit
3rd Place Frog
Showdown
3rd Place Stream of Trout
2015 Rudy Zweig Invitational- Alexandria, MN
1st Place Sturgeon
2nd Place Black Drum
3rd Place Sucker
4th Place Perch
4th Place Black Fin Tuna
2015 Bob Johnson Invitational- Little Falls, MN
1st Place Northern Pike
2nd Place Walleye
2nd Place Peacock Bass
3rd Place Artic Char
4th Place Brook Trout
4th Place Golden Trout
2014 The Gathering- Perham, MN
Junior Division Decorative Working
2nd Place Walleye
2nd Place Northern Pike
3rd Place Brown Trout
4th Place Brook Trout
2010 - present
2010 - present