John Mason Walker
Artist – Builder – Professional
Since I was a child building with my fischertechnik building blocks to my latest adventures in building art for the playa, I’ve always had the drive to create and bring beautiful, functional things into the world. I spent my early adulthood learning the trade of carpentry, working in a cabinetry and furniture fabrication business. In 1995 Burning Man opened my eyes to the breadth of possibilities of how I could step up my creativity, and I began designing and building large sculptures, art installations, and creative camps.
Over the years I’ve become skilled in welding, industrial design, metal working and more. Now, I run a fabrication shop in Utah, where I’m bringing dreams to life for people, and working on my own creative endeavors. Professionally, I’m a licensed real estate agent working in the Mark Sletten Group for Engel & Volkers in Park City, where I buy and sell mountain homes. You might also see me in the park with my DJ equipment jammin out some fine tunes.
WHERE CREATIVITY MEETS FUNCTION
Come Create With Me
HANDS-ON SKILLS
As early as junior high I started building my skills in carpentry, cabinetry and furniture making. I began my construction career working in a custom cabinetry shop in San Francisco in 1993, and designing my own furniture on the side.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
I continued building my skills as a Project Manager for Houston-based W.M. Dillard and Associates from 1997 –2008, where I handled development of ground-up commercial projects from land acquisition, through platting and design, to construction and occupancy.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Working for a design-build firm, I served as a liaison between clients and architects, structural engineers, and city and county planning and building officials to fast-track commercial projects for companies including Rinker Hydro Conduit, Time Warner Telecom, Sysco foods, and Toshiba International.
STARTING MY FIRST BUSINESS
In 2009, I Co-founded Numen Development to focus on progressive construction methods and running a zero-landfill fabrication shop for several years. Projects included modular-based designs that took advantage of my commercial construction background, and were featured on local design tours, and in Dwell Magazine and local publications.
and to take advantage of the wealth of experience I now have from management, planning, development, construction, to sales.
EMERGING AS AN ARTIST
Over the last few years I have renewed commitment to my creative projects, and now can the accomplishment of completing my first gallery show. I look forward to creating more in the future. Do you have any projects you would like support to bring to fruition?
