I’m going to say what has been said before, it’s about the process. I create with nothing and everything in my mind. Mixed media is often how it is perceived but it is not always my first intent. The process is a conversation between me, my surroundings, and the work. Some have asked me “what does it mean” and I usually point at the work and say that the piece is the answer to your question. If I could say it better with words I would be a writer.

I’m inspired by science and, honestly trees. When I was in third grade I had an art teacher who taught me to stop drawing what I know and draw what I see. I began to really look at shapes that were in front of me a for awhile left my concepts alone. I had no life to base a concept on. I had not really seen anything. I went from a tree that was a child’s concept to the one tree out the window, siting in the middle of the playground. I still go back to trees for inspiration all the time.

I would start a community studio and buy a hand press. These are two things that I don’t really have that would allow me to produce at a much higher rate and give artists in my neighborhood a place to go and work, teach, learn from each other. A printing press would go a very long way and perhaps give everyone a chance to work on a medium that can be cost prohibitive. I feel that the combination of the two in the right location may push some people to take some chances and further their own work