My influences have changed within each season of my life. As a child I was an avid reader of fantasy fiction. Inside my library are the remnants of this childhood haze- all the Ozs, Narnias, and Middle Earths I once traveled- worlds littered with magic wardrobes, silver shoes, and golden rings. I looked for these worlds beyond the pages of these books. I secretly wished that every woodland path lead down a magic rabbit hole. In truth, I still do. Gradually, one learns that in order to find magical realms one must create them. My tool became the colored pencil and crayon, but I would hope to be considered a storyteller.
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Then fall and winter fell and my influences took a darker turn that would become a central theme to how I viewed the world. Unicorns gave way to dragons. My magic rabbit holes revealed more than waist coated rabbits with gold watches, but mad hatters and jabberwockies as well. Yet, I also began to learn an important lesson. There is beauty and inspiration in these things just as there are in butterflies and rainbows. How boring the world would be without shadows to give depth and perception. How grating life would be if the sun never set. I found I was more comfortable in the dark corners of my imagination, and there I have remained.
My artistic endeavors range from Fine Art to Stage and Graphic Design. I have worked with the Summer Repertory Theatre of Santa Rosa, Californnia as a scenic painter, and haunt the Theatre community of Tulsa as a freelance set designer. I hold a BA in Theatre with a minor in Fine Art from Oklahoma Christian University.