My Journey
My personal journey began in late May of 1970. I was born in Andy Warhol’s home town of Pittsburgh PA. My first artistic influences came from music. When I was eight years old my Uncle Gene introduced me to The Beatle’s “Sergeant Pepper” album, which only added to the amazing images that my mind received at such an early age. I’ve always loved music that would paint pictures in my mind. I fell in love with the 1960′s psychedelic rock movement with bands such as Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Led Zepplin, and of course, The Moody Blues. I love the Idealism of that time period.
I decided in the early nineties to do some California dreaming and moved to Monterey, CA. I wanted to pursue visual art and everyone I knew told me to go to New York, but I was so attracted to the sun. Art is an open perspective that I have heard some say exists only in The Great Golden State. For a while I fell into antique furniture restoration. Answering an ad in The Monterey Weekly, I found myself soon trusted in creating murals in homes on The Great 17 Mile Drive in Carmel, California. Without knowing it at the time, looking back my life appears to be like an old school road scholar. I continued the journey down the coast. One job always lead to another and many random interactions and Divine appointments. Those were some great chapters.
In my opinion, Charleston, South Carolina is the crown jewel of our whole country. I’ve driven cross country four times, twice alone, and have seen a lot of places. After many photos and many journal entries, the wanderlust stops here with Bobbi Jean in Charleston, when I met my wife four years ago. My life changed, along with my perspective. A knowing of something, happened. Gandhi once said, “To give one’s heart, is to give all”. I am now in the most authentic station of my life. This is the first station I have ever realized. “One will come upon a place to stand if he follows his heart with absolute purity.” I surrender to my wife and son. I am now truly starting to live the only one true real life. If life is infinite, I have just met the begining. I am so greatful for the true light I see in my wife and son. Inspiration is just beginning. The I AM that is within me, will always be. It’s not me. I surrender to inspiration. Looking forward to the future chapters of the journey, although right now is perfect, as it is in this moment with all of it’s so called flaws. ‘True Knowbility, is not about being better than someone else. It’s about being better than you use to be.’ I send abundance,optimism and gratitude for what is, and all that truly is to you. May you in your life experience redeeming riches,and may GOD continue blessing your life.
