I was born in Oak Park Illinois and grew up on the west side of Chicago. My father had a great love for art, music, and literature. As any child would, I spent time watching him paint, listening to the music he enjoyed and gaining a love of books. He would paint on nearly any material at hand including slate chalkboard that had been discarded by my siblings and myself. As a child I loved to draw and make clay sculptures in school. Life got in the way as I grew up and I found that art got put on a back burner. While my interest was...more
