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Been on hyper speed recently, so spent this past Saturday feeding my brain. Taking time to tie up loose ends and do some "self-care."...

You can never have enough pins. At Storm Ritter Studio, we had tubs and bins full of original & vintage pins. I personally have a pretty...

Ah, the month so many wait for! But alas, we are headed into a time of holidays & fall events. Not to be a debbie downer (wah-wahhh) but...

Bad ass bitches from Venus! Female forces have so much strength, and it's time we keep moving to the forefront. Women get shit done....

November 3rd is coming up fast. My only coping mechanism is to stay strong as hell because we are battling the devil himself. After the...

The Cool People have been an evolutionary motif in my artwork for seven years now. In the past year, I have entered a new dimension of...

...you gotta fight, for your right, to paaarrrty. Beastie Boys, aside (and awfully irrelevant,) but PARTY is a great launching point...

...and also with you! I'm a dedicated member of the church of cool. Don't mess with the peace sign or call it a stereotypical hippie...

Dig those crazy jackets. Painted patches all over a vintage cotton/denim barn smock – hot damn, ma'am! This year of 2020 is all about...

Doesn't it feel sometimes that you repeat the same day over, and over? Same goes with painting. Sometimes you paint something over and...

Holy cow, batman! This jacket is a new heirloom if I've ever seen (or made) one! Gorgeously groovy painted leather jacket, this is truly...

As an ambidextrous artist, The Cool People were birthed through a practice of emotion with motion painting. My right hand forms the...

Oh, so aloof. Associations are the heart of my creative jive. This morning, I'm jamming with coffee and planning to start a little...

Developing a stronger vision and communicative process relies on my consistent research practices. Very important to take notice of...

Taking Care Of Business vs. The Cool People. Thanks to Elvis, the TCB acronym is commonplace in my terminology, but TCP has been a new...

Absolutely LOVE when a client gives me something of theirs to breathe new life into it! Subconsciously, we are all creating our own...

Watching the opening credits of any Technicolor flicks seems to spike inspiration station . I recently put on Charade , one of my top...

Raised by killers -- my parents, Tim and Trish are my original cool people. I have a special relationship with them as they are not only...