Archive for the ‘ Inspiration ’ Category
We all desire to be great. Something in our minds and in our culture drives us to surround ourselves with items and elements that somehow make us better. They improve us on some mysterious level. For whatever the reason, we need to prove to ourselves, and to others, that we are not average, but that we are great. Somehow, our assurances [ READ MORE ]
A vacation can be a great way to open up one’s mind to new creative posabilities. I had the chance to fly to San Francisco for my birthday and I came home with a slighly new perspective on things. As an artist, I am very critical of my own work. I often forget to value [ READ MORE ]
In all honesty, I keep my sketchbook a bit messy. I’m always jotting down ideas and thoughts. It’s rare to go a day without writing or drawing in it. I try to put down all of my ideas down so I can have a variety of options. In the process, things get pretty sketchy. My [ READ MORE ]
Preview of new painting. I’m always working on as many things as possible. I like to work in different media, and each has its own process of evolution and growth. I know that if I specialized in only one medium, I would have a much more uniform body of work. For some reason, I have an urge [ READ MORE ]
You might find this picture on your milk cartons. I’ve been working a lot lately. Taking a color theory class at the community college. Life takes one on the path of least resistance, and, before you know it, time has flown away! I am working on a project for a gallery show early next month. I’ll post the [ READ MORE ]
In the last year I’ve been involved in about 4 group events, a show at a streatwear shop, a show at a toy store, and my first solo exhibit at a gallery. I’ve been working with Creative Machines now for 3 years, learing a lot about fabrication and large projects. There’s nowhere else to go [ READ MORE ]
I was recently a featured artist on ARTST.com and was asked to be a part of a short interview for www.WebUrbanist.com. I was happy to tell about what inspired me. I was surprised to learn a bit about myself in the process. The questions really made me think from a different perspective. I was excited to hear the news [ READ MORE ]
I’ve been working at Creative Machines for a few years now. I have the luck to work at an awesome shop where a lot of interesting interactive machines and artwork are made. This is the piece, Toby, which is downtown on Scott Ave. Theres always something interesting going on here at work. This is one of [ READ MORE ]
One of my favorite things to do in Tucson is take a walk around the little neighborhoods downtown. This saturday, my girl and I went to check out the sculpure my co-workers designed that’s by the Tucson Childrens Museum. We had a chill time just strolling around. The shiny, orange sculpture of the griffin, titled Toby, sits [ READ MORE ]
One of my favorite things to do is to take a trip to the toystore! Lulubell Toy Bodega, on 6th and 6th, is the number one spot for urban vinyl and awesome art books and magazines. An ideal Saturday for me consists of a new shirt in the mail(preferably Benny Gold), pancakes, and a trip to [ READ MORE ]
