BIOGRAPHY
GROWING UP, I WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN WHAT MY EYE COULD SEE. ON FAMILY HIKES WHILE EVERYONE WAS LOOKING UP, I WAS LOOKING DOWN. I WAS ALWAYS SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT ROCK, WITH THE PERFECT VEIN OF BLUE OR THE PERFECT BLEND OF COLORS, SHAPE, AND/OR DESIGN. I HAVE BEEN DRAWING AND EXPLORING MY CREATIVITY EVER SINCE I COULD HOLD A CRAYON. MY COUSIN OLIVER AND I CREATED A COMIC BOOK OF SEVERAL PAGES FULL OF YOUNG IDEAS. THROUGHOUT SCHOOL SOME OF MY TEACHERS WOULD COMMENT THAT INSTEAD OF TAKING A TEST I DOODLED IN THE MARGINS. DURING MY FRESHMEN YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL I BEGAN EXPERIMENTING WITH PAINT AND OTHER MATERIALS IN AN ABSTRACT, NON-REPRESENTATIONAL WAY. I HAVE CONTINUED TO PAINT ON CANVAS WITH ACRYLICS, USING THE OCCASIONAL FLOWER PETAL, LEAF, GRASS, PAPER, TAPE, ETC, TO CREATE VIBRANT, COLORFUL, LIVELY PIECES OF ART.