This feels like a coming out story (which wouldn't be the first) because art is not something I have let myself fully express or yearn for until now. This is my full fledged, nothing to lose, announcement that I AM an artist.

Throughout my life I have questioned myself over and over again from external and internal pressures. I have had to break down thought patterns on who I was allowed to be, who I was attracted to, and what that meant for who I was as a human being.

I have also questioned if I was on the right path, if I was doing what I really loved, if I was safe longterm with the choices I was making. The same questions so many adults ask themselves every day.

But here I am, a small town boy from North Carolina, living in New York City, working full time in fitness but also starting an art business. And not just any art business. An art business that sets out to make others question themselves the way I did.

The only difference is that the questions I hope to instill are NEVER out of judgment, they are NEVER out of hate, and they are NEVER out to make you something you are not.

They are an opportunity for you to look in the mirror and see yourself, your feelings, and your desires in a way that allows you to be more accepting of who you are.

Loving all of myself has made this life so much more worth it. I hope I can help you do the same.