As I reach the later parts of my life, I spend more time thinking about the big questions in life. Why am I here, how did I get here, and what influences made me who I am today? My upbringing was typical Midwestern, middle class, Christian, conservative, within a loving family of six. My work is an examination of these subjects, attempting to convey my struggles, confusion, guilt, and search to find answers. The images are not intended offend, or be irreverent, but illustrate these topics as I currently see them. I have no answers, only questions and theories.

I received my B.F.A. in Printmaking and Graphic Design at ESU in 1990, studying printmaking under Dan Kirchefer. I worked in the ESU Marketing office as a graphic designer for 18 years. In 2010, I received my M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology from ESU. I taught multimedia and graphic design at Flint Hills Technical College from 2011-2019. In the fall of 2019, I joined the ESU Department of Art faculty as a professor of graphic design. I maintain a free-lance graphic design business, Fatfly Design. My printmaking research focuses mostly on intaglio techniques including hand engraving.