Age: old enough to know better but still young enough to try it.
Hometown: Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada
Where do you now live?: Vancouver B.C. Canada
Where would you most like to live?: Paris, France
Who was your first “hero” in life?: This one is tricky. I’m finding myself debating the merits of the “hero” in North American culture, how the idea of a hero has become perverted and maligned, we no longer have a sense of the original intent or meaning of the word.  Not unlike many initially positive and unbinding social constructs it seems to have become a method solely by which to propagate product; to create desire for that product unbeknownst to the consumer. More recently the product has been removed from tangibility, it now resides as ephemera, particularly useful when populations need to be convinced of or swayed towards certain ideologies. I am thinking specifically of the onslaught of comic book superhero movies that have been accosting every man woman and child in the last 6 or 7 years. The all rely on the same formula, the use of an underdog, a freak accident or occurrence beyond their control, the never ending countdown, the false humility..ect..ect. I suppose what concerns me the most is that these scenarios are played out with such frequent repetition and magnitude that the effect they must be having on the children and youth of today is incalculable.  Anyway…..never really had any heroes, if I had to name one it would be Eric Blair. His work got me through some really hard times as a teen, and still amazes me with its almost prophetic accuracy.
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from work?: I don’t take days off.
What is your favorite color?: i know its not a colour..black.
Who (or what) do you love?: Kaia, animals, children who aren’t afraid ( harder to come by these days…;{....) old folks who aren't angry, the forest, riding my bike really fast, making a good piece of art (rare), Europe, film cameras, making music, singing, playing piano, dreaming ( if they are good dreams) old blues, boy sopranos, being inspired, anything antique that is mechanical, hand tools…..ummm…lots of stuff..hahhaha!

Wooster: Who and/or what are some of your influences?:

The Renaissance, David Hockney, Caravaggio, Attila Richard Lukacs, Rick Owens, Chuck Close, Arvo Part, Eric Satie, David Lynch, Gus Van Sant, James Dean, Bernini, B/W film photography, Carl Jung, Carlos Castaneda, George Orwell, Shakespeare, Jimi Hendrix, William Blake…. there are so many. too many.

Wooster: What other artists do you most admire?

Currently ..Elbow Toe and Conor Harrington…sooo far ahead of the curve.  These ones you might have to Google, but its worth it…Office Supplies Incorporated, Graeme Berglund, Jeff Petry, Todd Duym, Meghan Patterson, Ronan Boyle, Tom Anselmi.

Wooster: What other talent would most like to have?

I guess I’m pretty lucky in that department, I have pretty much all the ones I want. I do regret not taking ballet lessons when I was a kid, I think it’s absolutely beautiful.  I’d like to be able to dance like Baryshnikov. That would be really cool.

Wooster: What do you fear the most?

The power of my mind.

Wooster: What is your greatest ambition?

To be written into art history and be an inspiration for the generations to come.

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