Cairn lives and works in Ottawa and began as an architectural blacksmith. There is a lot to learn from making the old traditional forms but gradually I developed  a vocabulary of my own forms to express how I thought and I felt. It is an ongoing adventure. Cairn has been creating forms that seem to explore myself, humanity, and the mysteries around us.
"My exploration of clarity and contentment comes from physically shaping in metal how ideas, expressions, and mysteries feel."