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ADDICTION
I was hooked at age five. As a child I had to make collages for school assignments. My parents would let me pick out the pictures I wanted to use from a huge stack of old magazines. I would spend evenings sitting alone in the middle of the floor flipping through the shiny pages. While I was appreciating all of the fantastic photos, some part of me was quickly growing fond of the slight stickiness of the glossy pages; of the weird, acrid smell of the ink. My parents must have been grateful for how quiet I was during these times. DIETIES, PARADISES I didn't see these things in the world outside my apartment. They were real and unreal simultaneously and that fascinated me. People and symbols were merged in those photo shoots — "deities" and "paradises" were the result. And I was hooked, to the power of the symbol, at age five. STILL HOOKED So now I am a graphic designer and I can't think of many careers that I would love more than this one. Working with pictures, symbols and words — manipulating meaning, is my favorite thing to do and I do it well. I have a background in illustration, typography and design. I enjoy taking long walks in the morning and cooking delicious meals at night. I have a not-so-secret love of comic books. What more is there to know? -Rick (If you have any more questions about me feel free to use the contact information below.)
Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to,
while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.
-Gustave Flaubert We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart. -Martin Luther King Jr. As for you, be as clever as snakes and as innocent as doves. -The Gospel of Thomas  Email: mail [at] clevercleverrick.com Snailmail: PO Box 721, New Paltz, NY 12561 Phone: 845.532.6452  |
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