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.

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.

Winnipeg has the largest collection of Inuit art in the world, I believe. They can be quite simple in a great way and often have sparse backgrounds and isolated characters. They often have a really great look to them.

My main influence are the other members of the Royal Art Lodge, we've drawn together enough that we can't help but influence each other.

I'm not a trained dancer in the slightest.

I've been very fortunate in my art career. It's something I would never have expected.

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