Education

Penn State University. Class of ’83. Earned a BFA in Fine Art but also took some design classes. Design Professor Bill Kinser was a profound influence — he taught me that this is hard work, that the smallest details matter. He was tough but also unexpectedly warm and supportive. A desire for more training led me to Portfolio Center in Atlanta, GA which was full of teachers in the vein of Kinser. I came out of that PSU/PC crucible prepared to work.

If I could magically acquire a new skill, I’d …

Play the fiddle like John Hartford or the guitar like Doc Watson. Maybe golf like Tiger Woods.