“I have been drawing as long as I can remember. I was introduced to comic books as a young boy when my uncle gave me an old G.I. Joe comic as a birthday present. I was immediately fascinated with the art and form of comic book storytelling. My mom soon gave me the book “How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way.” I devoured its contents and spent countless hours working through each chapter. After I graduated high school in 1994, I was accepted to study at the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I majored in Communication and Design with an illustration emphasis. I graduated from OCAD in 1998.

In 1996, my dad died. This event radically affected my life. Up to that point in my life, I was not a religious person, but I began wrestling with many profound questions about belief, God, and philosophy. I began to see a direct connection between our spiritual and philosophical beliefs and everything else about who we are and what we do. These issues directly affected who I was as a person, especially how I approached art. In 2000, I became a Christian and soon after entered seminary to formally study the relationship between spirituality and culture. In 2012, I completed the Master of Divinity degree. Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in theology and philosophy.”