June 21, 2023
I don’t think we should seek out personal disasters, but maybe we shouldn’t be so scared of survivable personal disasters. Painfully obvious disclaimer: disasters suck. Personal & career tragedies, scandals, illnesses, injuries, famine, etc. They’re painful, people get hurt, sometimes people die, and we should all work to reduce human suffering. I’m not advocating for […]
April 21, 2022
Kratom is probably one of my favorite discoveries I’ve made in the last few years and it’s a damn shame how few people know about it. I love optimizing my health, nutrition, and supplements—but I rarely talk much about that. I’m an artist and most people want to hear me talk about making art. But […]
April 7, 2022
The 19 year journey of my art thus far. I am extraordinarily blessed to do what I love for a living. Somehow in the last couple decades I’ve turned a hobby into a profession and then into a lifestyle. I thought that some aspiring artists out there might be encouraged to see the road that […]
June 21, 2021
My life ended on June 21, 2020 and I want to tell you what that’s been like. I was cancelled. I don’t want to rant about why this is so unfair nor to prove my innocence. No matter your take on what happened, I want to share what that felt like so that you might […]
August 27, 2014
I love reading books on art. Not just the kind with pretty pictures, either. But the kind with words. It baffles me how few of my classes during art school actually had required texts. Thankfully I was lucky enough to stumble into the world of art books on my own, and I believe I’m a […]
June 26, 2013
I’ve had it. I will no longer encourage aspiring artists to attend art school. I just won’t do it. Unless you’re given a full ride scholarship (or have parents with money to burn), attending art school is a waste of your money. I have a diploma from the best public art school in the nation. […]