The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, M.F.A. Performance Art, 1996

San Jose State University, B.F.A. Ceramic Sculpture, 1993

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Once you proclaim yourself an artist, you are an artist!  It doesn't matter if life pulls you in a different direction for a week, a month or a year.  You are still an artist.  It doesn't matter if health makes it too difficult to see with clear vision, think with a creative mind or execute with a steady hand.  You are still an artist.  If you went to a fancy school or no school at all, you are still an artist.  Whether you have hordes of followers, a couple of dedicated admirers or if absolutely nobody gets you.  You guessed it - you are still an artist.  I proclaimed myself an artist at age five and I'm sticking to my story.  

p.s.  Sometimes I go by the name Horrogami...because why not?