The muted color scheme allows the occasional brighter yellow or red to pop out on the wall in a show, which I like.

I made a tin man costume with tin foil and furnace parts because I thought it would help me be more heartless.

I had always loved Joseph Cornell and wanted to do something with dioramas.

I actually prefer the silent black and white version of the Wizard Of Oz from the 20's.

When I was a school kid I used to read lots of comics. This started me on drawing, I would make my own comics about my teddy bear whose name happened to be Ted.

My favorite artists from comics were early ones like Jack Kirby or Steve Ditko who had a real heavy ink style. Captain America, co created by Jack Kirby, was a favorite of mine and I sometimes use an altered version of his costume on some of my characters.

I make art primarily for myself and to show my friends so I guess it's important to make art that they can connect to.