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.

Credit where its due: i watched a guy on youtube to learn the basics of sacred geometry, his name is zak korvin, go check him out, his work is beautiful. you will see his influence in my work.