what's the idea behind your dolls?
Golems...or at least, my special interpretation of them.

red vines or twizzlers?
Red Vines, of course! Twizzlers are the red-haired stepchild of licorice. Plus you don't get as many pieces as you do in a box of Red Vines. Twizzlers are always guaranteed soft and fresh, whereas Red Vines can sometimes be tough and chewy--but if you get a good box, nothing beats them!

what contemporary artists are you inspired by?
Aw christ, that question? Hmmm...mostly people who are up and coming like me or have recently established themselves, people I know, people with whom it's all I can do to keep myself from ripping them off because they're so damn good. But if you want to be specific? Bwana Spoons, Saiman Chow, Dalek, Tim Biskup, George Herriman and a shitload of cartoonists, a lot of Cartoon Network shows.

last piece of art acquired?
This awesome Time Traveler piece by Bwana. I don't remember the title, unfortunately.

tell the audience what movie/book/album/website/tv show/magazine you love that most people haven't seen/read/heard?
Movie: The Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky. You can only get it bootlegged or on an old Japanese Laserdisc, so if you see a copy for 20 bucks, nab it! My highest reccomendation. Also you chould check out Sweet Movie. Almost as bizarre as The Holy Mountain, but more political.

Book: Oh jeez...okay, how about...The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinsky, The Ancient Architects by L. Sprague DuCamp, and a whole lot of other ones I can't think up.

Album: There's a bunch...hmmm...maybe something by Kepone? Any of the three I know of. They're all great. Plus, there's this old single that Flipside put out years back, the Motor Morons. They were actually a car club from the Midwest and made their instruments out car parts and grinders and stuff--and sang about cars. The Giraffes are cool too.

Website: Hell if I know. My two year-old son really digs Mumbleboy.

TV Show: I don't think I watch anything that anyone else hasn't watched or has at least heard about, especially cartoons. Maybe "The Kingdom" series by Lars Van Trier? It's kind of a soap opera about a haunted hospital--absolutely riveting!

Magazine: Pencil Fight, a creation by my pals Bwana Spoons and Patrick Fong--available at your favorite small press stores now!

how did you get to where you are now?
By friends who goaded me into pursuing this path, and also by accident. Never mind the hard work thing, I mean, that's part of it too. But I just go with the flow--the art thing was just something I could already do, it just happened that the opportunity came along for me to develop it into a career. And here I am.

favorite place in your town?
My studio, TO-FU BROS. And The Republic for drinks. And anywhere Portland Organic Wrestling has a show.

favorite place in the world?
In bed with my girlfriend. 'Nuff said.

i would not be an artist if it were not for _________ ?
...if it were not for the fact that I really don't know how to do anything else very well. Well that and my friends, especially Lynn Engstrom and Bwana Spoons.