ARTIST STATEMENT
"THE OL' GUNGA DIN"This is a series of motivational postersfor the Modern Age. The title refers to Rudyard Kipling's epicpoem of bravery, honor and service.I grew up in a home in which sign postersand banners were used to celebrate, encourage and motivate. From"Happy Birthday" to "Go, Dad, Go" a visualreminder was always hanging around. Secondly, at a young age,the text laced artwork of Los Angeles artist Edward Ruscha madea very significant impression. Today, posters are very much apart of my life as I use them to summon my Inner Drill Sergeantto keep me on the straight and narrow.Although this series has been in progressfor over two decades, "The Ol' Gunga Din" made it'sdebut in the "Pre-Career Survey" show at OccidentalCollege in 2001.