Raised near Grand Rapids, MI and educated in Boston, MA, I've also lived in Southern CA, London, England, and the St. Louis, Mo area. Since I was a kid I've been inside my head visually composing. I spent hours drawing families and their houses and eventually plotted it all on a huge map I taped together that folded neatly into a pile. My drawing skills matured and I eventually studied fine art, focusing on drawing and painting. For fun I made photo collages. As an adult I've found many ways to broaden my visual compositions. I developed a hand layered collage process and began showing my art professionally in 2006. I have since created many unique portraits and drawings, illustrated two poetry books, done private commissions, and more recently have been getting involved in the film industry doing art direction and set decoration. I hope to never stop learning.