"My work's designs are based around nature. I like the unusual and beautiful things in the natural world. The sun, moon, and stars are often represented. Shapes and ideas combine as in "Quasar Shell" where a seashell and a Quasar are shown as one gleaming glass sculpture. All things are connected, and as nature points out again and again, all living things are connected and interdependent for their survival. I like to exemplify these connections from the smallest to the vastness of the universe. The Brazilian Agate in a mosaic used in a tabletop is representative of a swirling universe in a cluster of other universes. I want the viewer to reflect on the importance of the balance and their connection to all life. In my highest ideal I hope to help others to find a more spiritual connection between their world and the world around them. To me it is a reassuring feeling to believe that there is order in our world and we are part of that order. Plants and animals also reoccur as familiar motif in my work. Glass deer legs support a "Deer Table". Glass tree branch legs support white cloudy glass tabletops. My educational background is a combination of painting and sculpture. Tabletops are becoming glass canvases for my representations as color is being introduced. To look at my works in retrospect they form a style and philosophy that I feel is closely related to who I am and the views and ideals I hold."

In 1979 Fred graduated from Columbus College of Art and Design with a Bachelors of Fine Art, with a double major in painting and sculpture and a minor in photography.

During the 70's and 80's, Fred practiced meditation and yoga, learning and experiencing inner worlds. Some of these experiences are referred to in a painting titled "Meditation" and "Pouter with Chakras".