About

I paint, sculpt, and tattoo. I started making things because I didn't have another way to process what was happening around me and that honestly hasn't changed. The work just keeps getting more honest.

I'm not trying to clean anything up or make myself look more put-together than I am. The pieces reflect that. Layers, decisions I second-guessed, moments where I let the paint do what it wanted. I spend a lot of time watching things dry and seeing what shows up.

The Ramen Shaman world has been building for years, the Spirits of the Shaman, the Fools, the Memory Reapers. These characters came out of trying to figure out myself and what I was living through. They're myth and grief and survival all mixed together. Each one is tied to a real chapter.

Right now I'm setting up my studio on Kenmore Blvd in Akron. Big walls, open space, room to actually work the way I always wanted to. Some days I'm painting. Some days I'm building. It all feeds into each other.

I write about the behind-the-scenes stuff on the blog when I get around to it, what's working, what's not, what I'm still figuring out.

If something here hits you, that means something to me.

Photos by Paige Marguiles