You’ve been a part of Space 1026 for a while now. Tell us a little about it and how it has evolved over the years?
It’s a big workspace that pulls awesome people together to make cool stuff & have fun. I moved to Philly in 1999 to be closer to it. I could talk forever about it, but i'm too tierd. I will say it’s glorious & it has been very good to me. Heres a feature if you curious.... Philadelphia Weekly.

You designed the promotional material for the documentary, “Rock School,” that tells the story of the Paul Green School of Rock Music. You also painted a mural in the school. How did you first become involved with Paul Green?
I had a solo show at Spector Gallery in 2002 & the owner got the kids to play in the alley for the opening. Then about a month later I saw Paul Green at a bar & he hired me to make their posters & get them up all over. So I faked it & said i could screen print & made myself learn with alotta help from the people around me. Making their show posters has been my main freelance job since then. Now they’re growing so fast with schools all over, I can get as much work as I want with posters, murals, hall of fame plaques, handbook, & brochure designs. The rock school is really awesome & i'm glad to be a part of it.

Your design for SH makes me laugh because it reminds me of Danzig reviving the single, “Mother” renaming it, “Mother 1993”. That was definitely a “call in the reaper” move. Could you tell us more about the design?
I'm not sure what you mean, but i meant the shirt to kinda say... ”DANZIG IS EPIC & CHECK OUT HIS WICKED REAPER.” And probably Blue Oyster Cult were in my subconcious somewhere.

I just read today that Philadelphia is getting a 5 million dollar outdoor skate park. I looked at the plans and was really impressed. From all I've read, Philadelphia seems to have a great artist and skateboarding community. Has it always been this way?
I would say Philadelphia has amazing artists & skateboarders & they inspire & help each other out. It’s also a very interesting city that’s very alive, gritty, & real, which is ideal for artists & skateboarders. I wouldn’t give the mayor any credit for these communities. I've been hearing about that 5 mill skatepark for about 5 years & the only reason it looks like it’s gonna happen is from dedicated, organized skaters going to city councel meetings for years & raising their own money. Besides FDR–which was built by skateboarders, not the city–theres no public skatepark & there hasn’t ever been. As far as $ for art things, I suppose it’s like any other city in America, which means not alot. People definitely make awesome things happen here & that’s the best part about it for me. It’s hands down the best city to make art in & I don’t skateboard too much anymore, but when i do it’s really fun.

I grew up a big Phillies fan and when I saw your paintings of the 1980 line up at The Mockbee (Cincinnati, OH), as part of the Beautiful Losers opening weekend, I was stoked to say the least. I'm thinking that your next shirt should be of Von Hayes or Ozzie Virgil?
I would probably go a little older like Mike Schmidt or Bake McBride.

If you were to start a Thin Lizzy cover band what would it’s name be?
SITAMOIA or BLACK EAGLES from Phil Lynott’s first band.

Do you have any upcoming shows or projects you want to get the word out on?
There’s a couple SPACE 1026 group shows coming up. One in NYC on some pier in September & one at Yeba Buena in S.F. in January. I think I’m doing something in Chicago called “Fun With Dead Bodies” that’s a group show. I forget when that is. I really just wanna make songs & record & play shows with my band SWEATHEART. It’s the biggest thing in my head for now.