In 1988 I was born in a rural town in Iowa to a farmer and a kindergarten teacher. In second grade, the talented and gifted teacher came into my classroom and told our class to draw the first thing that came into our heads with the word hot dog. Everyone in my class put their crayons to paper and drew the good ole' American mystery meat sandwich. Me? I drew a hot, sweaty dog basking away under a tree in the blistering sun. With that said, I didn't get into "the smart kids" after school group, but I did learn that I've always had a niche for thinking outside the box. Today, I use that drawing to remind myself to see the extraordinary in ordinary everyday objects. Since then, I have found that inspiration can come from anywhere and that my true passion is creating and marrying my ability as an illustrator with design as visual communication. 

I graduated from Clarke University in May of 2012, after countless nights fueled by coffee, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design and a Bachelor of Arts degree in both marketing and management.

After 24 years of growing pretty fond of my rural roots - I decided it was time to go explore new territories and start my professional career in Dallas, Texas. By day, I am an art director at Slingshot, LLC. By night, I actively work on personal illustration projects and freelance work. If you would like to see additional work, shoot the breeze about any projects, or to share some LOL's, - drop me a line on my contact page, I'd love to hear from you!