As people may or may not know. I am not a religious person. This is about as far as I need to go with this statement. I do however believe that there is a need for change. People need something to believe in again, whether it is a god, themselves or their sense of community. These are ideas that I believe religion had right. Everyone needs hope and pride…They are the foundation to happiness.

With that said. I have made a conscious decision to no longer promote negativity in the art I create. This does not mean that I refuse to do a broken-hearted kid, I just need there to be a sign of hope in that painting or tattoo for that sad kid. I refuse to promote despair in my art any longer. I apologize to my fans that this may affect, but I hope that they become understanding and start to see the reasoning behind this.

This is something I need to do for myself, my beliefs and my art.

Check out this video for an upcoming artshow I am participating in.  LGH presents “In the Midst of Hope”, a non profit benefit art show to help raise awareness of the hope and restructuring that is taking place in Uganda.

for more info check out the website at

http://hope.lightgivesheat.org/midstofhope

I was very fortunate to be invited to participate in Pangea Seed’s Sink or Swim Event in 2011.
(below info is taken from the Pangea Seed press release)
ABOUT PangeaSeed: PangeaSeed (pangeaseed.com) is a Tokyo-based grassroots effort to educate and raise awareness of the plight of sharks around the world. Through volunteer activism and the media of art, music and photography, PangeaSeed aims to create an open dialogue with the global community to develop an understanding of the need to preserve and protect sharks and their habitat. We rely on the generosity of our supporters.

Check out PangeaSeed.com
for all of your shark news and underwater updates and to find out if you can help.