To make art is to serve. Art is not self-referential, but points to something beyond itself. Both as artist and artisan, I aspire to fashion works not only infused with beauty, truth, and goodness, but also imbued with the prayer that is in the work of my craft, offered for you and your intentions as I work. In contemplating both the beauty of your finished piece, and also the iconic meaning of its very formation, I hope to raise your heart, mind, and soul to Him who gives us every gift that is good. God love you!

Pax et bonum,
Robert B. Burton_____.
artifex Mariae