Artist and writer. On double-secret probation.

This photo was taken with a cellphone camera, circa 2005 at the place where I worked as a receptionist. To all of those that had to cross paths with me and my chaos at that time, whether as periphery or main characters, I sincerely apologize. For the rest of you, I don't know. Don't buy all the hotdogs? I would describe myself as eclectic in tastes and interests and somewhat inattentive. Less generous descriptions might include messy, inscrutable, and a tendency towards clutter and ennui that can make it uncomfortable to share space with me. Current for-real items on my to-do list are to finish memorizing the hiragana, katakana, and kanji alphabets, work on calligraphy, and make friends with a crow.

​I collect ephemera, particularly board games and trading cards, Patron Saint prayer cards, vintage hotel postcards, photographs of swimming pools and divers, science textbooks, fortune-telling decks, encyclopedias, shadow boxes, maps, and all sorts of things in miniature. I love poetry, music, painting, mythology, folklore, graveyards, and junk shops. I especially love bookmaking and crinkly paper.

Very little of this work contributes to my primary source of income, and my bank balance reflects this.