Meet the Artist, Rowan Lynn Glaser 

Although I have always dabbled in art, I joined the Navy out of High School and worked as an Air Traffic Controller for 7 years.  It was there that I realized that I preferred working with my hands more than my mind.  So after my tour was complete, I returned to Minnesota and drove cab for a while.  One day I said out loud, “hmmm…what career should I do next?”  A disembodied voice said “auto body.”  After the surprise wore off, I called the local technical college and indeed, the program was starting in one week.  I signed up, and later graduated top of the class 4.0  While at St. Paul TC, I also took classes in airbrushing, pin striping, design & layout, and anything else that I thought would further my new career.  I found that each new skill came easily to me, and the aspect of creating beauty filled me with joy.  I found my calling, which eventually became my journey into the discovery of the Self.

Something interesting happens when you work alone, everyday, for years upon years.  You become responsible for every aspect of your being.  If you feel anger - there’s really no one else to push it onto, so I began analyzing myself, my thoughts, my beliefs. 
Long story short, I now know myself as a spiritual being and I am still discovering what exactly that entails.  It’s a joyful journey, and I’ve painted two of my bikes to reflect this knowledge. 
The first, a 1986 Sportster hybrid, is painted as a tribute to the Four Directions in Native Indian spirituality.  Burning sage as a means of clearing out the negative energies was paramount to getting to the deeper issues that emerged from living out my challenging childhood. 
The second bike, a 1998 Electra Glide, is painted as a tribute to Celtic and Tribal shamanism, and the Dragon as a source of power within.  Both of these bikes are now for sale in the gift store so that eventually I can build a healing and arts center for children.  Teaching young people of the world how to reconnect with their Divinity and rediscover the joy of Nature is what I would like to do in my next phase of life.  In the meantime, I will continue painting and growing.

The other joy in my life, is my elegant wife Michelle.  She is an accomplished composer and musician with 3 CDs ranging from New Age to Funk.  She also composes original scores for film and television. 
Feel free to listen to some of her amazing music at www.MichelleGlaserMusic.com