After I got my first job at the newspaper, I had various advertising jobs, at a radio station (as the art director for a promotional magazine, an ad agency, several print shops, and various other inhouse advertising departments.  Though some people claim that commercial artists aren't REAL artists, these experiences taught me to work under deadlines and take others' ideas to create artwork that was uniquely mine.

I'd like to thank each client and co-worker that helped me along the way, and take this opportunity to say to each and every one:  "You want it WHEN?!! "