For a long time I approached the betterment of my work through a trend-centric mindset. It kept me up to speed with what was going on in the industry but that’s about it. There was no real forward movement in terms of my own personal artistic skill and personality. Over…

Once there stood trees, here Ripe with good fruit Their trunks had grown strong By the reach of their root Wisdom and virtue Were layered within Wrapped thick in a coat Of durable skin In light from the sun These giants delighted To the helpless, protection Their branches provided One…

Creativity is one of the most rewarding things in life but it can also be equally discouraging when we hit a creative wall. — There are a few questions that I like to ask myself when I come up against such a wall. These questions have been beneficial to me in getting through creative block and so I thought I would share them with you. You’ll note that I’ve tried not to dive too…

How do you move on after you feel that you have shared with the world the most important thing you could possibly share? — On September 4th, 2017, my wife–Katherine–and I lost our baby boy, Simon Alexander Yoder, on the day that he was born into the world. We knew Simon faced severe complications from week 6 when we found out at his first anatomy ultrasound appointment that he suffered from renal agenesis— a…

A couple weeks back my wife and I went in for our first anatomy ultrasound to check in on how our baby was doing and to hopefully get a chance to find out the gender. That being said the last thing on our minds was the possibility that there may…

Recently I finished The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. The story follows a family of Oklahomans, the Joads, who are migrating west to California in search of work during the harsh conditions of The Dust Bowl during The Great Depression. Once they reach California, their desperation is met with…

I want to be authentic so I know just what I’ll do. I’ll analyze my every move until I’m just like you. I want to be creative - originality of mind. So let me study all the greats ‘til their work looks like mine. I want a life of comfort…

There’s a mountain far above me And way out in the distance I know it’s there though to be fair Doubt often gives resistance “Have you ever seen it?” One will ask me as I travel “All I have is evidence These rails upon the gravel” For moving up and…

It’s been around four years since I started pursuing lettering as a career though I wouldn’t have labeled the pursuit “a career” at the start. Two years after graduating college, with an associates in Graphic Design, I was trying to find a way to get back to drawing —…