An artist since childhood, I never had to ponder the question "what do I want to be when I grow up?" After graduating from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1993 I moved to Cleveland, Ohio to start my career. I worked for 7 years as an Art Director for GR&A Advertising until I moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2002 and took the opportunity to begin my freelance venture.
Currently I run an independent graphic design and illustration studio in Belmont, North Carolina (just outside of Charlotte) and enjoying great success. It has been a wonderful opportunity to integrate more illustration along with my graphic and web design projects. To date I have illustrated 6 books; 3 full color pictures books, two books fo poems in pencil, and one 112 teacher workbook filled with pen and ink spot illustrations.