I came up from the clean streets of Motown (that's Detroit for you youngsters), and went into the military after High School like all the other po folks who couldn't play pro basketball or get a record deal. I did anti-drug operations in the Caribbean & South America in the early 90's, and did illustration/design work for military publications when I wasn't doing that. After the military, I was a Detroit Police Officer and worked the 12th Precinct (West Side!) for a few years. When one of my partners was shot and paralyzed, I decided I was done with jobs that involved being shot at for a while, so I resigned, headed south to Austin - and have been here ever since.
Now I'm in advertising/graphic art, and also design & import furniture. I like to train in Mixed Martial Arts in my spare time, and do some other things that are nun'ya bidness... I'm into All of the Arts -- Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Music, I've dabbled in Acting (been in a few movies & commercials), and of course, the Art of WAR (Shaolin Kung Fu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Ancient & Modern Weapons, etc.)... Samples of my artwork, drawings, paintings, etc. are on my website: www.iartman.com. Check it out -- you'll be glad you did. But my greatest 'work in progress' would have to be raising my incredible daughter, Destiny (BeBo) - I am as proud as I can be of her... ~ Love Ya DJ!! The other little woman in my life is also a work of art (inside & out). She is the best female friend that I've ever had... ~ Love Ya Taylor!!
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...Have A Powerful Day!!
"There are two ways to live your life...
One is as though nothing is a miracle,
the other is as though everything is a miracle."
~ Albert Einstein
One of my ancestors - seven generations back - was Tribal Chief of the Oneida (Iroqouis), and a delegate to the Iroqouis Council in the late 1790's. (He is shown below). The U.S. Declaration of Independence was based on the constitution of the Iroquois League of Six Nations ~ a fact that I am proud of. Anyone who is Native American, or part-Native American (no matter how small a percentage), "We must forever survive as Indians"...
I am proud of my heritage, but I also see the beauty in All of the World's Cultures. I see my face in everyone. I know only one race: the Human Race. And anyone who traces the history of mankind - and goes back far enough - will eventually realize that we are All One... We are People of the Sun...
So Shine your Light for the World to see...
Mitakuye Oyasin!!
"As we've become more urbanized, we've lost this connection with the Natural World. The further away we get from the wild, the less we understand it."
~ Wade Davis, Anthropologist
My English name is "Scott"; my spiritual name is "Inali-Wakan"... Like most Americans, I am a mutt : part German, Iroquois, Finnish, Swedish, etc... My ancestors were called Barbarians, Savages, and "Uncivilized"... But I am proud of all of the blood in my veins. Barbarian Power!
"The present is a gift, and I just wanna Be." ~ Common
