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Born and raised in the burbs of RVA. I attended art school at VCU-what a blast! (Am I being sarcastic? I'm not really sure...even if you like what you're studying, school will always be crazy.)
Graduated May 07 from Johns Hopkins Medicine with a Masters in Medical and Biological Illustration. Did my thesis on a birth defect called Limb Body Wall Complex. Message me if you've got more questions. And yes, I have drawn dead people among a plethora of other infinitely more interesting things. And no, its not gross. I feel honored to have learned so much from an individual.
I'm currently working in multiple areas-- teaching as an adjunct professor at VCU (one night class for spring), working with Amicus Visual Solutions creating medical demonstrative evidence for court cases (for improved understanding of injuries and medical procedures), and also freelancing like crazy-- have work on 3 textbooks running, and I'm doing some marketing/design work for a Play N Trade in Carytown. I'm always looking for diverse creative opportunities. :-D
My brain very rarely shuts off--I'm one of those weirdos who can stare at a wall for hours and be completely content discovering what lies inside my own head. Adventures.
I do sincerely believe that I will always be learning somehow. I have issue with myself and with people I choose to keep close to me when there is no desire to learn, or be at least moderately observant. I heart geeks.
I have no out-right political affiliation, although I don't shy away from having opinions. I believe most people who sign up with a political party stop listening to the other side. Perspective and context are very important to me. More concerned with government than politics.
I am completely resigned to the fact that EVERYTHING is in a state of change, that words may not mean the same thing ten years from now, that the later generations will think I have lost my mind, that fashions and trends will come and go. I will most likely change my mind and consequently my person as I observe and evolve.
This page exhibits the casual me-- occasional potty mouth included.
"The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent. The day he forgives them he becomes an adult...the day the child forgives himself, he becomes wise."
-Alden Nowlan