Gerardo Carsolio was born in Mexico City, the sixth child in a family of seven kids. Gerardo has spent his life observing, studying and learning to become the artist that he is today.

As a child Gerardo was always attracted to things from nature. He loved to collect flowers, leaves, seeds, and anything else that caught his eye during frequent hikes around the beautiful Mexican countryside, always imagining what he could create with the things he found.

At a very young age Gerardo developed a passion for woodworking. A self taught furniture maker, carver and painter he learned through trial and error how to do this difficult work with his hands.

Gerardo continued to hone his skills while earning a degree in textile engineering and at the same time pursuing an interest in languages; he would go on to learn French, Italian, German and English.

After completing his degree Gerardo spent a year in Europe, spending time in Germany to perfect the language and learn about the architecture, art and design of the old world.

After moving to Canada, Gerardo started to combine his skills and experiment with different media, evolving his work into the unique combination of carving, painting and woodworking that you see today.