Hey howdy, I’m Toby but to most I’m Toad. I’m 25 and a father of two, my Olive and my fearless son Clancy. Reptile lover, I’m an odd duck.
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
I am currently a Neo-traditional tattoo artist of 8 years, but in my heart I am a painter, a craftsman, an artist who can create anything with their hands. I have a passion for making other people happy and I often find myself making art that makes people smile.
Where do you find inspiration?My biggest inspiration comes from my soul, I have a feeling towards something and I yearn to create what I feel. I am heavily inspired also by my passed father and experiences I shared with him that molded me into the father I am today. It’s a gift really that I get to spend this journey with them creating things to one day leave behind for them when I die. The cycle goes on.
What would you do with $25,000?Well I have a great sense of adventure, to be completely honest I know a portion of this money would be invested in me getting to see things I’ve never gotten to see, take my children along with me and just see the ocean or mountains for the first time in my entire life of 25 years. I came from a small town, a poor family; riddled with addiction and deep sadness in my bloodline I’ve made it my life’s work to change the narrative I came from so that my children grow up in a world fully confident
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