Los Angeles Firm Inc. Magazine March/April 2016 | Page 64

How many major projects
have you done throughout
the course of your career?
- I’ve had the amazing opportunity of taking part
in 2 feature animated
films, one being at Warner
Animation group and the
other at Mandoo Pictures.
I’ve also designed for a
short film animation with
Google. Hopefully I’ll
have some more wonderful
opportunities waiting for
me in the future.

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We are very glad to have you as a featured artist. It’s not
everyday we run across such a talent as yourself.
- Stahp.... Keep going

What motivates you to keep
coming up with this amazing art work from project
to project?
- I have images and stories in my mind that I
desperately want to express through my work, and
in order to portray those
images closer to what is
in my mind, I need constant practice. So you can
say that most of my current work are just practices for bigger projects
in the future, and to
express what is in my mind
is the biggest motivation
for my work.
As an artist what is your
typical day like?
- Wake up in the morning
feeling like P. Diddy,
then I go to work, catch
up with my work family,
work some hours, run over
to lunch, enjoy lunch, get
back to work as I think
about dinner, hurry home
to have dinner, enjoy
dinner, doodle, eat some
more, and then go to bed.
What is it about Art that
first attracted you?
- Art is a window to an
experience that you’ve
never experienced or
a past experience that
you’ll never quite feel
again.

Who are some of the individuals that influenced
you as an artist?
- Winsor McCay, Gustav
Klimpt, Carlos Nine, John
Kricfalusi, Alexander McQueen
What are some of the projects you have lined up for
the near future?
- Its a secret, just kidding, HIRE ME
What other publications
have featured your work?
- No one. NOBODY KNOWS ME.

Who recognized you and
gave you the break you
needed to become recognized?
- Since my careers only
been a year long, I
wouldn’t say I had any
huge breaks that are mind
blowing, but so far, the
biggest break I’ve ever
gotten is from producer
Brad Lewis from Warner
Animation Group who recognized my work during
college and hired me to
work on the movie Storks.
Look at our teaser trailer
guys! Wink Wink

What would you say to
young artists in the industry trying to get noticed?
- Work hard, meet good
people, and tell the haters to sashay away
Did you go to school for
art and if so what school
did you attend?
- My mom told me that I
was good at art so I decided to attend Art Center College of Design. My
mom also told me that i’m
pretty, but I think she’s
just being nice. Good
thing I went with the art
thing though. Thanks Ma.