literature.culinary.martial.fine.life. these are the arts that i follow.
i have produced many unpublished writings but am currently finishing my grand epic...
no traditional training in food but never seem to be able to make something strictly by the recipe, we can always progress...
life is a constant struggle with internal and external forces. studying martial arts helps to teach us how to deal with both types of conflict. by far this is my most adept skill in arts. my studies have been long and many and beyond that of just learning from a master. becoming a master student by teaching yourself through deep study is often the hardest and most beneficial path on the martial artist journey...
the pencil has often been my sanctuary and my tool. an imagination such as mine needs an outlet. though limited with the media and skills i have available, the paper and the pencil allow me to unless the smallest fraction of my delusions and help them be real... if only in so many dimensions...
children have a certain science and craft to them. unlike most work, being a father requires finesse and compassion, a thing often missed in masculinity. committing to the arts has meant committing to my children and providing them with a life and constant role model... i am not always perfect but i am and will always be there... there have been pitfalls and snares that have challenged me as a father, a husband, and a man. my family astounds me with it's ability to take these trials in stride. with our victories and triumphs being attained so has my muse been found.
losing the muse is hard for an artist even if he doesn't realize it. it corrodes us. eats at our very soul. it is a part of us that if missing may not even be cognitively noticed but is the cold stone at the pit of your stomach... keeping you from being you... tying you down and holding you back from being the person you are meant to be...
i will be me...
you will be my audience...
this will be my gallery...
T
Favourite Visual Artist
Yoshitaka Amano, Horiyoshi III, Hiyao Miyazaki
Favourite Movies
AKIRA, FFVII:AC, Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D,The Last Samurai, Oldboy, Lady Vengeance, Ong Bak(1,2,3), Equilibrium, The Matrix(1,2,3,Anim)
Favourite TV Shows
Samurai X, Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, Dragonball Z, Naruto(prior to importation), Gundam Series, Big Bang Theory, Criminal Minds, NCIS, CSI, Cold Case, The Mentalist
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Bring Me the Horizon, alexisonfire, Kodo, Stonesour, Slipknot, Finch, Lostprophets, Linkin Park, Fort Minor, Eminem, Parkway Drive, August Burns Red, Chevelle, Red
Favourite Books
The Book of Five Rings, Eragon, My Side of the Mountain, The Dark Tower Series
Favourite Writers
Christopher Paolini, Miyamoto Musashi, Stephen King, Nobuhiro Watsuki
Favourite Games
EA MMA, Dragon Age, HALO series, Assassin's Creed Series, Metal Gear Series, Tenchu Series
Favourite Gaming Platform
Sony, Xbox 360
Tools of the Trade
graphite(pencils), ink, digital media(static/av), paint
Other Interests
Physics, Anatomy, Strategy, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Engineering, Fitness, Business