FOREWORD
“When was the last time you failed?” This is a frequent question asked of me. I don’t know if my answer is jacked up on hubris . . . but I do know it’s honest—“Every day.”
As an artist and designer, it’s my job to tempt failure every day. It’s not that I’m looking to stumble or am seeking financial ruination, but not tempting failure would lead to me finding a gimmick, a trick that people like—then rolling that trick out again and again and again. Society tells us this is good—the goal even. But “people pleasing” leads to losing your own way and, ultimately, boredom. It’s my job to make myself happy, to make work I love and, if I do a good job, others will love it as well. Or they won’t—hence, tempting failure every day, but I’d rather ...
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