An Evolution

Start of college

End of college

Now

I took a nostalgic trip through some of my old sketches and works when I was just starting out as an artist my sophomore year at Iowa State. It was then that I realized how far I had come down this path, and along with that, how far I have yet to go. I hadn't really made the comparison as to what I did going into school as I did coming out. I was able to improve by a dramatic amount in my drawing, as well as ceramics and metal in such a short time frame thanks to excellent guidance and my own tenacity.

Immediately after school, I didn't do much art. I was burnt out.

Since then, I have embraced my love of making art and have worked diligently to improve my skills in drawing and woodworking. I have also devoted much time to the understanding of all of my later works in order to extract my own truth that I had buried deep within each piece. With the great knowledge I have gained from my many investigations, I have seen the story of my work as a whole and it has provided me with the foresight to see where the work will go from here.

It will be different, and it will be good.

~t