The mind is very porous … it absorbs information, finds patterns, and applies the understanding of these patterns to new situations. I believe as a culture many of us will come to similar conclusions artistically and philosophically given similar situations, which is why I give more credit to movements and less credit to individuals. It is impossible to separate an individual from his surroundings. Not to say individuals aren't significant … the collective efforts of individuals are responsible for movements.

I paint for fun. I paint big, bold and simplistic. I enjoy exploring color and shape combinations and reflecting on my choice of imagery. I like putting two arbitrary images together and letting the viewer come up with a logical explanation as why they are together. I enjoy observing how the environment interacts with my work just as much as I enjoy the process of creating the work itself. By hanging works in public places there is more of a chance for variation in perception. Hanging work in public places also demystifies "Art" by setting different boundaries then that of more traditional places to display art. I like that my work gets dusty and scrapped up when I hang it at a construction site or weathered by rain and the rust from the screws streak down the face of it. I love that some guy will feel compelled to draw a mustache and scratch out one of the eyes. I like that someone will find my artwork as an appropriate place to advertise a band with posters and cover half the piece. I like that people will walk by it and be completely oblivious to it. I like that people will take the initiative to rip it off from a public site.

Studying mixed-media sculpture at the University of Utah and working at Kinkos Copies has had the greatest influence on my work. Mixed-Media sculpture is using traditional and non-traditional materials to create work. One of the projects that had a huge impact on me and I continue to explore was when I decided to see how peoples environments will change their perceptions given the same subject. In order to accomplish this I rented a P.O. box and made postcards with an ink blotch on one side and a place to write on the back along with the P.O. box address on the other side. I chose ink blotches because they brought the least amount of baggage as far as imagery goes. I coded the postcards for the different places I intended to distribute them. Bu=bustop, Un=University Bookstore, GW=Goodwill, RE=restroom, LI=Library, etc. I received an overwhelming response. I had great reading material as people went to great lengths to describe what they saw, drawing arrows and diagrams … passionately describing how it could be nothing else other than and Elephant with horns and wings … Conclusion … I found absolutely no correlations to their environment. I later decided there were too many variables that played into it. What if they got the postcard at a rainy bus stop and then filled it out two days later at a coffee shop with a good friend that just got back from a trip. Never the less it intrigued me to explore further into role culture plays in creating the work and how the work is physically impacted by the environment.