BEHIND THE ART

Every day, I get to wake up and do what I’m passionate about. Creating through design is what I do for a living. Typically this involves a computer screen, keyboard and a Wacom tablet. Not long ago, I found myself all too comfortable with those typical tools I used. At a time when I felt meetings were just leading to more meetings and "we have an aggressive timeline on this project” was said daily; I felt the creative process was turning into an exhausting rush. One night, exhausted from the computer screen and rushed creativity, I grabbed the closest piece of trash to me and began to draw.

If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” Banksy

Cardboard became my rest. Getting out an idea and just taking a few minutes to sketch, cut, scrape and create. It didn't add to the workload. I wasn't plugged into anything. It refreshed and made me see things differently.

Canvas, paper, wood, etc. ALL GOOD, but there's something about recycled cardboard that beats them all. Maybe it's turning trash into something attractive or that my whole process typically involves only 2 pencils and a knife, but cardboard art has become one of my favorite things to create with. The interactive component of cutting into the corrugation scratches a creative itch and I love experimenting. Sure it isn't completely archival, but there's boxes still intact from the 1940's and maybe art wasn't supposed to last forever. The process of creating and the impact that creation has on a viewer is what I believe is most important.

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