I was born in a log hospital and nourished on a steady diet of comic books and Muppets.

After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts during the Era of Regrettable Haircuts, I worked as a humorous Writer/Illustrator at American Greetings for the better part of a decade. In 2002 I traded in the office cubicle for my home art studio, and since then it’s been a whirlwind of drawing, coffee, panic, coffee, e-mails, and the realization that I’m still wearing pajamas at 4pm.

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My clients include Lerner Books, Dutton Books, HarperCollins, Random House, Scholastic, Harcourt, Albert Whitman & Co., Time Warner, Penguin Putnam, Kane Press, Recycled Paper Greetings, American Greetings, and plenty more.