Roderick Hannaman is an artist, a craftsman, a maker of things. Rod has a special ability to see things, objects, machines in three dimensions. He is driven to make art, to draw, to paint, to form wood, to mold clay, to make what he says "comes into my head". It becomes a compelling need that must be met. This creative urge may wake him in the middle of the night and he often just gets up and begins creating. Rod's favorite creative mediums are clay, wood and acrylic paint. Clay becomes sculptures as with his art tiles.  Some of the acrylic paintings have a "spiritual" essence. 

When Rod was just a boy living in Santa Barbara, it was in his father's backyard shop where he began making things.  In school he took art and craft classes. While attending Arizona State University he studied architecture, oil painting, life drawing, ceramics and sculpture. During a career as a Juvenile Court Officer and as a busy father and husband he always drew, painted or made things as time and circumstances permitted. In the last few years he has been more focused and prolific regarding his art. He has entered and won awards in local art competitions. Rod feels he gains much from his commitment to God, the "creator" of all things.

Rod comes from a family that is creative. His father began his career as a "Manufacturing Jeweler", making jewelry and cutting semi precious stones for that jewelry. He has a brother who has a web design business and also makes hand carved wooden signs.

Rod is married to Vincy, his wife of 40 years and has three daughters, (two sons-in-law) and five grandchildren. He lives and works in Greenwood, Arkansas. He was born in Auburn, California, grew up in Santa Barbara, California and Phoenix, Arizona. He has a BS from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona and an MRE (MA) from Talbot Seminary, Biola University, LaMirada, California. He worked as a juvenile court officer for 29 years in Sebastian County, Arkansas (Ft. Smith and Greenwood, Arkansas) Rod retired from this job in July 2002 and now devotes much more of his time to experimenting, creating and continually refining and expanding the scope of his artistic pursuits.
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