About Me

I’ve always been drawn to building things. My father and grandfather both were very much the old-world craftsmen type, and I remember growing up as a child in Michigan being constantly surrounded by some project or another where there was never a question about whether or not it could be done, but rather how it could be done. They both possessed a mind-set that anything could be accomplished if you only applied yourself.

At some point during my 20-year stint as a professional graphic designer I began feeling the need for some form of meaningful self-expression. I’d spent many years chasing my ID; I tried music, painting, classic auto restoration, cooking, writing, cabinetry, you name it, I’ve probably done it or want to try it, but nothing seemed to fill the void.

In the summer of 2008, after being laid off from corporate America, I began thinking about trying to create something that would help me  center myself. Beginning with an old sheet of copper I’d had lying around, and not really knowing where I was going, I started off down a path that would wind up transforming my world. I’d found the door to ‘punk; steampunk, dieselpunk, cyberpunk… I absorbed all I could handle, and still wanted more!

My work is definitely a darker side of what most people would consider classic steampunk. I’ve always been drawn to the macabre, and I’m fascinated with the concept of mechanical technology taking over the human form. Being an expat from the corporate world, I also have a uniquely dystopian view of the corporate machine and the way it tries to de-humanize us and control us. These are the themes I draw inspiration from.

My art is the manifestation of my inner journey to break from the darkness and the search for higher a meaning and level of freedom. Hopefully it will inspire people to think, and strive to follow their own dreams.

I currently chase my dark side on the sunny beaches of Key West, Florida. Or maybe it chases me.