CURRENT MISSION

Paint murals, make mosaic art installations and put on gallery shows around the country. Work on large-scale public art commissions.

ABOUT ME

I am an Artist and Art teacher in Austin, Texas and wherever work takes me.

PHILOSOPHY

NEED LESS + GIVE MORE

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

WHY? ...WHY NOT?!

1) To build an international community of well-traveled friends.

2) To introduce people to my current home base, Austin.

3) To share my space, time (if available) and experiences with others.

4) To network and find national and international opportunities to paint murals and make mosaic and large-scale public artworks in the future!

MY EXPERIENCE

SURFING: Backpacking around Europe 2005-6, South Korea 2008, Taiwan and Southeast Asia 2009, Japan 2010-13, Australia 2014, New Zealand 2015

HOSTING: Heaps - Garden co-op Austin Texas 2006, Studio apartment South Korea 2008, Kyoto by the sea Japan 2010-12, Ishigaki Island Okinawa 2013, 16th floor Travancore Melbourne 2014, Sunny Nelson NZ 2015, Duplex in Hyde Park Austin Texas 2016-Present

Interests

Painting, biking around town, trails, walking in nature, swimming, beach, movies, anime, low riders, graffiti, street art and public art, tattoos, anthropology, indigenous culture and history, museums, cooking, hidden treasure, people, potlucks, local fruits and veggies, murals, good music and bad dancing, bubble tea

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• design
• street art
• contemporary art
• photography
• documentaries
• tattoos
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• gardening
• movies
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• jazz
• cycling
• swimming
• teaching
• sociology
• beaches
• travel
• art
• beach
• arte
• graffiti
• murals
• mural painting
• muralismo

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Flying Lotus, Four Tet, Bonobo, Mice Parade, Fugazi, Baby Metal, Chilled Cow (LOL)

MOVIE: Ghost in the Shell (Anime), Paprika, Perfect Blue, Style Wars, Documentaries, Sci-Fi, Cutie and the Boxer, Studio Ghibli, Planet EARTH

TV: Westworld, Breaking Bad, Man in the High Castle, PBS

BOOK: Calvin and Hobbes, Non-Fiction, The Razor's Edge, Japan 365, Life Is Sweet, Edible Estates, ART and Design books

MAG: Juxtapoz, Hi-Fructose, Lowrider Magazine

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Riding a bicycle the entire length of Japan in 2.5 months and painting a 4-story pink TAKO mural on Ishigaki Island (2013)

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH: Spray painting and street art, Mosaic, Vegetable gardening and landscaping, English

LEARN: Stained Glass, Business Marketing, Grant Writing, Spanish, German, more Japanese

SHARE: Meals, Time, Skills, Paint, Artwork and SWAG

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can PAINT your home, business, friend's house, car, bus, airplane, boat, board or canvas, draw you a picture, cook dinner, do the dishes, fix your bike (basics), teach you English, gardening, landscaping, manual labor, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malta, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, United States

• 

•