Artist Profile: Chuck Castro, 3-D Mixed Media

Chuck got his start as an artist in 1971 after serving two years in the army. Searching for what to do with the rest of his life, he learned how to throw a pot from a friend. He first pursued pottery as a course of self-imposed art therapy, then as a career. He continued as a professional potter for 15 years, and then began working in wood and mixed media in 1991. Chuck says he’s chosen the circuitous route of being self-taught because “it is the exploring and the delightful surprise of learning that draws me on year after year.”