artist. explorer. encourager. cook. curious fellow time traveler. religious faith filled unbeliever.

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My soul loves a good surprise. My life is a journey of my love. After college I abandoned illustration to wash dishes at a 5 star restaurant. (I was a poor salesman with a very refined palate) I made zines and hosted events to cure midwestern boredom. I fell in love. It didn't work out. I screamed in a metal band. Hiked across America. I shared paintings and photography to poetically share my transformations and journeys. I biked across the Himalayas and my heart broke for the worlds lack of vision and creativity in the margins. I now live in the middle of America where the concrete weeds are overgrown and still spreading. In the cracks there is new life and unexpected community. The greatest surprise so far was to find sustainability near desolation and creativity in emptiness. I can’t wait for a better world to crash into this one so I’m attempting to make the most of what is most proximate.

replay

Couch surfing continues…. (thanks to Poss n Jerm, John n Mike, Jason n Heather, Jt n Leslie, Michelle, Nathan, Tim,Kyle, and Andrew)

sold a painting to a wonderful couple in the city market… installed it with some amazing help up 3 stories through the balcony window…

bought a computer…

helped build a deck and put up a fence(no broken ankles)…

in trade for a camera.

decided to not go to prairie fest to spiritually and emotionally recouperate from the week.

night ride to mauxs… convertable cruise with hillary and tim… morning philosophy with andrew.

garage sale at the mee’s driveway..

pizza at the short bar at westwood pizza.

meditating on the calling and politics of being an artist.

…to inspire, to broaden horizons, to encourage, to challenge assumptions, to animate life and culture.

the calm before the storm is passing.

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