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My general intent, throughout all my work, is to portray the world as a flawed thing of beauty - a place that shines brightly, but has a dark side to match.

Everything you see here is composed by hand - cut from books I've been collecting for years, and painstakingly pieced together as seamlessly as possible. Technically they are collages, but I've never enjoyed describing them in those terms... I feel like there is a general concept out there of what collage is and tends to look like, which doesn't apply to what I do at all.

My pieces create themselves through a process beginning with a loose concept, followed by a series of trials and errors, subtle maneuvers, selection/elimination, harmonious unions, and happy accidents. There is a lot of decision-making behind each element involved; it's a very meditative process for me.

I have lately been creating larger and more intricate collages; in my future works I hope to continue expanding my complexity and scale, and creating what I believe are fresh perspectives on the surreal and grotesque.

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POVeditions Mar 22

i will be in LA next weekend for the premier of POVevolving's curated limited editions project. 'skull blossoms' (below) is the print which will be available; i will post a shop link as soon as it goes live.hope to see you there!

sf chronicle: art adventures Mar 22

matt petty over at the chronicle stopped by and did a studio visit/video interview with me... you can watch it above, or click here. very strange to see myself on film... matt also hooked me up over on flickr pickr at the chronicle. high fives to matt! thanks for the suppo...

in like a lion Mar 22

a somewhat overdue account of shows i currently have going on in SF this month... please go see them if you are in town!above, a collage based on Vertigo that i made for At the Movies at Giant Robot SF. so many great works in this show and i had a lot of fun making this co...

going going gone Feb 5

i've donated the above piece, 'huntress garden', to an art auction being held at 111 minna tonight, organized by the wonderful arthead sf. more details here. many wonderful contributors to the auction, i'm proud to be part of it. please stop by!click image below for ful...

tender is paradise Jan 22

i've always meant to read fitzgerald, but i think it's the covers i keep coming across that finally impelled me to begin:this passage from tender is the night amused me:For a moment Nicole stood looking down at the Mediterranean, but there was nothing to do with that, even...