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Creativity Crushed

So I'm going to bounce around a little bit as memories come back to me. Christmas day 1985 is a day that will stick with me forever. As I...

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A Love of Origami

I'm not sure what age I was, but I know I was still in Colorado. Somewhere between the age of 6 and 8 years old. During that time of my...

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When Mother Was Kind

I know I've mentioned some rough experiences so far, but they are important because of the way they shaped my creativity. Things were not...

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Difficulty Drives Imagination

When my mother moved us to the mountains of Colorado. I'm sure her hopes were to have a place of freedom. A place to be near a couple of...

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Animated Memories

In 1982 one of my favorite animated movies of all time was released, "The Secret of Nimh". A close friend of our family and the man I...

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Comic Book Runaway

Why this memory is so strong, I don't know. Half the time I feel like I can't remember what went on yesterday. As a little boy, there was...

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Scary or Inspiring?

After my father died. Life got really rough for my mother. Having the eight kids at home, no support, and a mountain of business debt...

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In The Beginning

My journey as an artist. My earliest memories of art were as a toddler at the side of my mother watching her sketch doodles on church...