I've been interested in science fiction and fantasy since I was small. As I got older, I started drawing and writing my own SF/F. Eventually I discovered that there are conventions where people like me gather to share interests, and I have been to at least a hundred conventions since then.
I started working on my art seriously, and showing it at conventions all over the world. I am a founding member of a medieval recreation club called AMTGARD, which has spread though many countries over the past 25 years. Our gaming group has been meeting to play board and role-playing games for almost 30 years. My film and anime collections are the 237th wonder of the world. I am active in Great Dane Rescue, and currently share my home with Simba, a fawn Great Dane, and Jasmine, a Siamese cat. In my day job as a city planner I get to spend $2 million each year clothing poor children, housing the homeless, and providing home-delivered meals to frail elderly. The paycheck finances my real life as an artist, gamer and SF/F fan.
Life is good.