My Purpose is to Amuse the Masses

Q&A:

What is your training?

Everything I do with graphics is all self taught. One day I
'discovered' Adobe Photoshop, and well...that's all she wrote. I
just play around with it (daily, of course) and am constantly trying
to improve my techniques.

The same goes for the video editing. That is my passion. The
feeling I get when everything is finally in *SYNC* in a project is
euphoric. The music, the cuts...when it all comes together, it's
awesome.

As far as schooling, I took some courses in Television
Production at Pasadena City College, but then 'real life'
happened and my schooling was put on hold. So now I do it as
a hobby. Perhaps one day it will be more.

What is your dream job?

To be an editor for television/film promos and trailers.

Has your work ever been recognized?

Christopher Meloni has seen the Oz Dolls on the net, and Lee
Tergesen was bombarded with them at a recent fan gathering.

That was *awesome*.

And at a recent fan event, I was able to have Dylan Walsh and
Julian McMahon from "Nip/Tuck"sign one of the manips of their
characters, and they laughed got a kick out of it.

THAT was *awesome* too.

\o/

Why Oz?

Why not? I love "Oz". It pushed the envelope on so many levels.
I respect that. Tom Fontana is amazing.

The 'relationship' between Tobias Beecher and Christopher
Keller intrigued me because of all the treachery, the betrayal...
and the love.

Yes, the love.

What made you think to make Oz Dolls?

I thought it would be funny...HAH.

I used to hand-sew customized creations for figures along with
facial painting as a side hobby/business so I had some hands
on experience with it already. I'm not quite sure when the idea of
the Oz Dolls came to me exactly, but meeting a group of fans
online spurred their creation.

INTERESTS:

MUSIC, TELEVISION, PHOTOGRAPHY,
FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION,
VIDEO EDITING, FOLEY ARTISTRY,
GRAPHIC DESIGN, PHOTOSHOP,
MANIPULATIONS

OZ, Nip/Tuck, Law & Order: SVU, Wanted,
House, Medium, ER, [scrubs], The Office,
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Psych,
American Idol, SNL, The Closer, The 4400,
Army Wives, Desperate Housewives,
Grey's Anatomy, The Ellen Degeneres
Show, South Park, The Simpsons, Cheap
Seats, Reno 911, Campus Ladies, All in
the Family, Golden Girls...

Favorite movie of all time:
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

I like classic rock and country, pop and
opera, showtunes and oldies, and
everything in between (except gansta rap
and speed metal. They just hurt my damn
head.) o_O

led zeppelin, pink floyd, queen, lynyrd
skynyrd, the who, jefferson airplane, the
kinks, iron butterfly...

ozzy osbourne, bon jovi, aerosmith...

fountains of wayne, corinne bailey ray,
colin hay, chris rice, james blunt...

bo bice, clay aiken, blake lewis, kelly
clarkson...

justin timberlake, beyonce, christina
aguliera...

kenny chesney, big & rich, brad paisley,
keith urban, randy travis, rascall flatts,
faith hill, tim mcgraw, toby keith...

elvis presley, the beatles, the monkees,
the beach boys, frankie valli, frank
sinatra, stevie wonder...

paul mccartney, tom jones, barry manilow,
rod stewart, the carpenters, john denver,
neil diamond...

lucianno pavarotti, maria callas, andrea
bocelli, josh groban...