It started professionally with one shirt — a friend of my brother’s asked if I could design something for Sigma Chi at OU. I said yes, no big plan, just a project in front of me. I didn’t know that one design would turn into a career. I graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in fine arts — painting and printmaking.

That wasn’t just a major. It was training. Fine art teaches you how to see before you design — composition, contrast, tension, restraint. It teaches you to sit in front of a blank canvas without hesitation, and to experiment without fear. That mix of creative courage and technical discipline still shapes the way I work today.

If it can be printed, pressed, wrapped, or worn — I’m interested. Apparel led to branding, branding led to print and large format, and eventually to vehicle wraps and white label work for other studios. Each one taught me something the last one didn’t, but the thread running through all of it was the same: design is only half the job. Ink counts. Shirt color, fabric, separation — all of it matters. What looks great on a screen can fail on press.