His ability to synthesize the sciences with the arts and incorporate his diverse passions into visual art has led to a wealth of self-discovery and a fascinating progression of work, including monoprints, mixed-media painting, constructions and whimsical kinetic sculptures. He derives his creative energy from experience, whether building houses in the White Mountains of New Hampshire or serving an apprenticeship to the master printer Robert Devoe, there is always something to be used in creation.

My basic creative ideal begins with a simple starting point, metaphorically, a structure, figure or phrase, Jay explains, then slowly, with the addition of color, texture and reflectance, I build a cluttered, but tight composition. The end result is merely a suggestion of three dimensions' hard edges...for me the creative process, as with all learning, is a series of incomplete exercises. I learn more by failure than by success.