I believe in this old adage: We're shaped by our formative-years environment. In turn, we later deliberately fashion our own environment - marital, work, home, friends, philosopical/lifestyle -- to extend our sense of self into our immediate sphere, to reflect back on us in what hopefully becomes a living process of ongoing unfolding of deeper layers of our being. Evenutally, we grow fully into our power and manifest from a place of abundance, inspiration and fullfilment. Creative people in particular prosper when given the freedom to, well, be creative and spontaneous rather than feel encumbered by specific expectations to be predictable, safe and sane. A little insanity goes a long way toward genius.


Walking the house where Josh's parents live and work, and in whose downstairs workshop he joins a team of brothers and stepbrothers under the tutelage of working sculptor/painter Dave Adams, I got a quick crashcourse. About the supportive womb in which Josh's rare talents are nurtured and encouraged to blossom - in whatever ways they decide to spring forth. So walk with me through this house and inhale the same spirit of creativity I did just a week ago.
left] curved hallway with Dave's paintings
[right] painting and stool in entry
[top middle] kitchen counter facing into the dining room behind handrail
[lower middle] foyer with reading area
< hallway paintings from kitchen counter
another > painting off the counter
< dining room facing the living room
dining >
room facing the other way
< dining room as seen from kitchen
>
living/listening room
< pre-Cain > system setup with experimental infinitely baffling speakers
< post-Cain system setup
>
workshop: metal cutting
< workshop: metal cutting
>
workshop: painting
< Dave's
office I
>
Dave's office II
< Dave's
office III
>
Dave's office IV
< Workshop: storage >
< Workshop: one of Dave's metal canvas mounts
>
Joshe's 2003 project: IMAC 75TL driven by a 75TL rectified with WE 354 and IMAC R51
< Various > new chassis and parts
< Future amp
A small stash of Josh's monster > paper & oil capacitors
The above images spell "Where the Art Gallery meets the Grindstone" - literally. Add that Josh's dad worked as a HVAC heating/cooling specialist and took the adolescent boy on job installations working with high voltages and plumbing. You begin to appreciate various influences that converged to form a hotbed for a young man infected by unbounded curiosity for mechanical things and what makes them tick. Now sprinkle it with adult supervision insisting on artistic form and high levels of fit'n'finish. The results? Flip the page.