One Million Project Magazine

What jobs have you done other than
being an artist?
I’ve been a security guard, worked in a photo lab,
been an assistant to a metal sculptor, clerked a
liquor store, clerked a gift store. I’ve also been
hired to phone a list of a several hundred people
inviting them to a private party. I was just a kid at
the time and I would lose myself imagining just
what kind of party it was.
Name something you don’t love,
and why.
Any ugly thought or speech aimed toward another
person. When will people realize that it
doesn’t build themselves up to put another
person down? When it’s aimed toward women,
a race, or a religion, you’re identifying yourself
as someone who needs to be removed from
the gene pool.
What makes you angry?
What day of the week is it? Oh, today I’m angered
by people who see me for just who I am on the
outside and don’t bother getting to know me for
who I am on the inside.
What superpower would you have and
why?
I have more fun with this topic than you can imagine.
It really boils down to how I am feeling at the
time. Sometimes I want invisibility so I can do crazy
and impulsive things without anyone ever knowing.
Sometimes I want to be a hyper-intellect so I
can amass knowledge and solve problems which
would push our world further along and get us all
past these frightening times and into space so we
can be frightened by entirely different things.
Throw mindreading and empathy into that mix,
then give me something for healing, because I am
all kinds of messed up physically.
Favourite or most inspirational place
(in Devon)?
My favourite place is a state of mind. That right
-brained state where creativity just flows and
there’s no sense of time. I have another favourite
place to be, but that’s not very appropriate
here. I’ve travelled across the United States
several times and I always find beautiful and
peaceful places. One favourite is a natural
spring in Yosemite, it’s shaded by trees all
around and the little pool that’s formed is always
in a state of motion on the surface as water
continuously rises - oh, and the taste of it,
so pure.
What’s the best piece of advice
you’ve been given?
Tell yourself to learn something new everyday.
My father gave me that one when I was a
youngster and it still sticks with me. Every time
I start a new piece of art or writing, I try to improve.
I try to tackle something that will make
me learn a bit more. There’s a lot of positivity
to be gained by telling yourself to learn, it becomes
a mantra for improvement.
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