I grew up in the Midwest as a visual learner, which naturally led me to a career in visual communications. I believe the greatest challenge for any artist is to create something that evokes emotion and resonates with an audience. My expertise lies in transforming complex data and information into clear, visually compelling content.
I work with a range of tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, Microsoft Office, WordPress, Google Apps, social media platforms, and OpenAI. As a creative director, I thrive under deadlines, developing presentations and creating print, digital, and social media campaigns. In fact, I love a deadline!
My creative influences include Thomas Hart Benton, Helmut Krone, Raymond Pettibon, Bradbury Thompson, Ray and Charles Eames, Banksy, and Shepard Fairey—all of whom have challenged me to think differently, both visually and strategically.
I developed an interest in letterpress after walking into Hatch Show Print in Nashville, TN, and locally at Skylab Letterpress and Hammerpress. My creative process typically involves combining letterpress printing and collage. The concepts behind my work are visual interpretations of meaningful lyrics and quotes from artists I admire, as well as original ideas. My creative objective is to produce visually engaging pieces that resonate enough to look closer and make interpretations.
Interests: My family, art and design, music history and live performances, automobiles, mountain biking, yoga, denim history and manufacturing, non-fiction reading, and letterpress design, printing, and history...