About

I was involved in art from an early age, but abandoned it to go to engineering school. I found other forms of art to experience after college- the movement of rock climbing, partner acrobatics, circus, dance and knife making to name a few.  

I didn’t start drawing again until i decided to tattoo myself - with zero experience and no one to teach me. I ran tattoo machines every night after work and on weekends for 6-8 hours a day for 6 months. after that i have the utmost respect for tattoo artists. From there i chose stippling or “dotwork” as my style, because at worst it would become a stick and poke, and just take forever to finish.

Then i started drawing, trying to come up with something original i would like to wear. That is the origin of these drawings. and yes i have tattoos I have done on myself, and NO i do not recommend being tattooed by anyone other than a professional. It is however my body, so i will do what i want, and so should you.

My mandalas are “built” the framework is drawn first, circles and lines create a confusing mess of shapes until i see a theme emerge. From there i choose the elements i like in the moment and ink them. slowly but surely the image is born, not from a plan or a goal, simply what seems interesting in the moment. Sometimes the drawings sit for months partially finished, “the path” started as “46 and 2” inspired by the tool song, but it took 3 years to complete. working a night or two every 6 months when i would have an idea to push it further, but it mocked me for months in between. This is why i say they are built, layers of pencil then layers of ink, with pens, followed by layers of ink with a brush in many cases.

thats all i got, i watched a guy on youtube to learn, his name is zak korvin, go check him out, his work is beautiful. you will see his influence in my work.