I was born in the Little Italy section of Baltimore City.

As a child, I was formally trained to read and write music. I also taught myself to play clarinet ‘by ear’. This formal education, with its focus on details, combined with my impulse for experimentation. These different ways of learning informs the way I approach art making and life.

My early university years were dominated by the great writers and philosophers, art history, music. That came to an end with… more