About
I seek to express a unique and colorful perspective on the notion of discovery and of beautiful truths.
As people, we subconsciously carry things that we all share: pop culture tastes, politics, emotions, and the overarching wonder of what it is to be alive. Our understanding of these can be validated, challenged, and skewed just enough to ignite our curiosity and urge us to collect objects that give us meaning every time we look at them, or wear them.
My goal is to show these beautiful hard truths: horrors, silly faces, joyous moments, and static beauty that exists in how we perceive the factual world… skewed just enough to want to look at over and over again.
My Story
As a kid, I used to draw on rolls of newsprint laid out on the floor. Growing up in South Florida, I was an indoor redhead, wanting little to do with the outside sunburn. I read comics, played video games, and obsessed over Evil Dead.
I never thought that I’d pursue art until a friend showed me Eastman and Laird’s original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics. Its gritty, handmade, and dark tone was nothing I’d ever seen before. It was weird and super cool.
Not only was I really excited about visual arts, I also came from a musical family. My father owned a recording studio and I learned guitar on his giant Martin D28 where I could barely reach my arm around enough to reach the strings. It wasn’t long until I was touring in punk bands until I decided to finally settle down and study at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
But having grown up in Dagobah and then moving to Hoth, I decided to give Asheville, NC, a go, and it’s now where I do my art and work as a graphic designer.
Let’s Work Together
I am available for hire. Please contact me for rates and availability or a timeline for your project.