Thoughts

When the noise starts to quiet - Ramen Shaman Art

When the noise starts to quiet

Lately I’ve been thinking about something people call the click. It’s supposed to be the point where your mind and your body finally agree that you’re safe. For months I’ve...

When the noise starts to quiet

Lately I’ve been thinking about something people call the click. It’s supposed to be the point where your mind and your body finally agree that you’re safe. For months I’ve...

Waking up in the life I wanted - Ramen Shaman Art

Waking up in the life I wanted

I was in the studio tonight and had one of those quiet moments where everything around me finally clicked. Twelve years ago I moved to Akron with nothing but a...

Waking up in the life I wanted

I was in the studio tonight and had one of those quiet moments where everything around me finally clicked. Twelve years ago I moved to Akron with nothing but a...

My largest piece and first piece in the new studio - Ramen Shaman Art

My largest piece and first piece in the new studio

I just sold my largest painting. I started it right after I moved into the studio, when all I had was a huge blank wall and one nail in the...

My largest piece and first piece in the new studio

I just sold my largest painting. I started it right after I moved into the studio, when all I had was a huge blank wall and one nail in the...

Thanksgiving - Ramen Shaman Art

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was quiet this year. Just a simple visit with my brother and nephew, watching a little football, drinking coffee, letting the day be what it was. No big table,...

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was quiet this year. Just a simple visit with my brother and nephew, watching a little football, drinking coffee, letting the day be what it was. No big table,...

Showing up - Ramen Shaman Art

Showing up

I have been trying to understand what it means to show up as an artist, not in a big dramatic way, but in the quiet, steady way that actually matters....

Showing up

I have been trying to understand what it means to show up as an artist, not in a big dramatic way, but in the quiet, steady way that actually matters....

Struggles - Ramen Shaman Art

Struggles

I have been thinking about what it means to build a life as an artist when you do not have a safety net. Most people only see the finished work...

Struggles

I have been thinking about what it means to build a life as an artist when you do not have a safety net. Most people only see the finished work...