Patrick John Stuver’s professional background is in marketing and technology, serving as a major contributor to the creation and growth of Everbridge. His success inspired him to repurpose his idea-generating skills into something lasting, appreciated and permanent. While working for Everbridge, Stuver maintained a robust experimental art practice. Utilizing scavenged wood and clay he dug from lakesides, Stuver created hundreds of sculptures, many of which he placed and left outdoors in various neighborhoods in Alabama, New York, Texas and Southern California. He also created intricate “talismans” out of found objects, gifting them to friends and strangers. Although many of his early sculptures have been lost or abandoned, they led him to his current artmaking practice. Forgoing a formal art school education and the boundaries it may enforce, Stuver instead adopts the mantle of the untrained artist and embarks on a unique personal relationship with his materials and imagery.