Growing up in East Atlanta Village during the early 1970s, I lived in a psychedelic, hippie-saturated environment, filled with incredible music and colorful characters. My child-world was a kaleidoscope of cultural diversity, that I whole-heartedly embraced. I was exposed to musicians like Marc Bolan and David Bowie at a very young age. Some of my art reflects that early exposure to glam rock and hippie culture. I discovered Pop Art as a teenager and became a devotee of Peter Max and Andy Warhol. My taste for bold, expressive works evolved from there.