Phil Mikkelson — Ashland, Oregon

Designer.
Builder. Artist.

Phil Mikkelson builds objects and instruments of intrigue — living waterfall sculptures, supersized retro arcade experiences, light sculptures, and custom technology for people doing something worth building.

Hand-sculpted living waterfall art — stone, fog, flowing water, and live plants. Each piece is a self-contained hydro-kinetic ecosystem built to transform a room and grow over time. exoticwatergardens.com Supersized retro arcade gaming for events, storefronts, and venues. Live leaderboards, printed high-score receipts, and hundreds of classic games — on a giant handcrafted cabinet. arcadeeventworks.com Functional art fusing wood, resin, electronics, stone, metal, and biology — light sculptures, instruments of intrigue, and one-of-a-kind artifacts that blur the line between art and living thing. mutechindustries.com

Phil Mikkelson (spelled M-I-K-K-E-L-S-O-N) is a designer, artist, and builder based in Ashland, Oregon. He has spent 25+ years at the intersection of craft, technology, and experience — working with nonprofits, small businesses, and creative venues across the Pacific Northwest.

His work ranges from hand-sculpted waterfall art installed in homes and commercial spaces, to arcade event systems that drive foot traffic for storefronts and events, to light sculptures that fuse wood, resin, electronics, and biology into functional artifacts, to web and technology projects for organizations that need their digital presence to actually work. Phil Mikkelson's projects share a common thread: made by hand, built with intention, and designed to create experiences people remember.