When I was little, I remember wanting to be a cartoonist just like my dad. He had a little studio in the basement of our 1940's brick ranch house. When he was working, I would quietly go downstairs and try to sneak up on him. He always knew i was there. Something about being an artist....specifically a cartoonist.......really appealed to me. At first it was the kneaded erasers. I LOVED kneaded erasers before I even knew what they were for. To me it looked like just a little piece of Play-Doh. But when I found out it had a purpose......to ERASE things.......I couldnt wait until the day I was old enuff to have my own. Presumably when my dad didnt feel that there was any danger I would eat it.

Which, as I remember, was last Thursday.

Heh heh.

But there was something about art supplies that really got my attention. Paper, pencils, erasers. flourescent desk lamps, electric pencil sharpeners, magic markers (hey, they were MAGIC, how can you NOT be intrigued?).......even today, when I go into any office supply or art store, I can get lost in there for hours. No, not because of my incredibly poor sense of direction, but because I feel at home in those places. At least I do until the manager asks me to buy something or leave.

The other thing that made me want to be a cartoonist was the idea of being able to work at home, alone, and yet, thru my work, reach thousands of people. That seemed perfect for me, as I'm kind of a private person. Ok, I'm a recluse. So as a cartoonist, to be able to draw and create by myself, and have what I make appear in public whether in the newspaper or on a t-shirt I created, I feel good about what I do. I've designed, printed and sold more than 300 t-shirts since the summer of 2001. That's a lot of folks walking around wearing a shirt I made myself.

Where do I want to go in my career? Well, I'm pretty happy with it now, but my lifelong dream has been to sell a comic strip and be nationally syndicated. I've been sidetracked over the years (my mind wanders frequently....sometimes I dont know where it is for days at a time) but I hope to get back to working toward that goal shortly.

In the meantime, if you see anything on my site that interests you or have any comments, feel free to contact me.