When did you become interested in the medium of cardboard?

“I first became interested in it when I saw a hanging astronaut in this studio and I was really inspired by it. I had already done cardboard stuff, just not as crazy, like it was basically just a specific thing I would craft with, so when I saw that I thought “you know what I think it's time to move on, I think I can do crazier things. I think I can step it up and notch”.

Cool, so after seeing something done exclusively in cardboard it kind of elevated it?

“Yeah”

So what inspires your process, what sort of things kind of spring you into action?

“Well that's a hard one, it's kind of sometimes stuff that I see in a museum or in a show that just kind of inspires me, like I’ll try and make something similar.”

You're really good with hot glue. Has that become a skill set that you will keep using? What is it about the hot glue that you like best as a bonding agent?

“Well one, I’m very impatient, and two, it can be like used in a bunch of different ways for different things. And again it dries really quickly, like say if I used Elmer’s glue to do all these crazy things it just wouldn't work because you can't keep building until that dries.”

Right, it just drags out the process

“Yeah, it would take me like days to make one small thing.”

There's a lot of elements in your work that involve engineering and mechanisms. Can you talk a little bit more about why that interests you?

“Well it interests me cause it really amazes people and it's really satisfying cause like if like I've made a bunch of puzzles with cardboard and it feels like I'm making something like for a business, like I'm selling it and it's like worldwide. It's just really satisfying for me and I really like it.”

Do you like it when the viewer interacts with your work? Is that like an important component, like is the interaction with the person looking at it and their ability to engage with it factor into why you make stuff? Do you want to entertain the viewer?

“In some cases, not usually. But I do love seeing a happy smile in front of my work. It always makes me feel like I'm doing the right thing, like I chose the right thing to do.”

Yeah yeah yeah, so now that you’re having this solo exhibit what do you want people to gain from seeing all your work in one place like this?

“Well, one thing I want is that I want to share my art because like you feel a lot more open, and like kind of invited to create when people support you, it just kind of helps you.”