Theresa and I share a great passion for vintage things. It was through that passion that we met. She has been a great supporter of Urban Prairie and myself. Thanks Theresa for inviting me to be a guest on your blog.
INSPIRE:
I've been designing my whole life. Whether it was graphic design, home decor, photo styling or fashion. When I began collecting vintage objects and incorporating them into my design work, things changed. I noticed that I wasn't drawn to the same kind of things that others saw as pretty. I think I've always seen things a little different. I like to take things people don't see as beautiful and somehow make them beautiful. I find inspiration everywhere, in everyday things. It's in those simple, rusted, faded; almost mundane things that I try and force people to look at in a new light.
HUNT:
I live in the heart of Texas with my loving wife and our two beautiful daughters. For the most part, I never find it necessary to leave the Lone Star state when in search of great treasures and oddities. Why would I when Texas offers probably the best Antique Shows twice a year? One of the greatest things Theresa and I have in common is our pure love, almost obsession, with the Round Top/Warrenton Antique Show. Theresa sells her vintage wares and finds there to collectors that come from all over the U.S. and Europe. It's there that I go to recharge my creative battery, visit old friends and add to my collection of oddities.
BOOK:
One of my collections I've seem to become most known for is my cracked doll heads. There is something strangely beautiful within those faded, worn faces that I love. I have put that collection together in a soon to be released book called "Crack Heads". It showcases the collection in a way, which again, forces people to see beauty in vintage, sometimes odd objects.
