ARTIST :: artist statement | at work

Artist

Raised by wolves in the hills surrounding Kamiah, Idaho and subsequently missing a Harvard education, Mike spends most of his time howling at anything that moves. After gradually entering civilization by posing as a Mormon missionary, Mike was able to obtain a Political Science degree by developing a system of communication utilizing primitive grunts. Naturally, he was embraced by the campus Republican movement.

Mike has tended to shun traditional society in favor of beating on a small tin drum, and hoping not to be sued by Gunter Grass. Failing miserably after trying to fit into society as an artist, he now makes a living selling Moral Majority buttons.

Musical influences include a pet rock and a small frog named Tony...