When did that happen?

It wasn’t until the end of college when I started coming up with what I’m doing now.

You’re becoming more well known. Are you trying to be an artist for a career?

Yes. It’s pretty much my full time thing. Sometimes I teach classes at MOCA in Miami. I’m trying to make my art work.

Is that scary for you?

It’s a pretty weird market, and it has a lot of ups and downs. But, I try to always be creating work. I’ve saved a little money just in case times are a little dry, but it’s going pretty good.

How does it make you feel when people say your work makes them happy?

I like that. I think that’s kind of the goal of my work. I’m taking such a common material that everybody uses, and working with it. If that inspires someone and makes them happy, then that’s awesome.

How can you continue to grow? What are your next steps?

I want to out-do the last body of work that I’ve done. WIth every new piece I make, I try to go bigger and better, or change it up a little bit. I’m trying to get into better galleries and bigger shows. In 2011, I’m going to be showing with Maya Hayuk, who is another artist that inspired me, at Show and Tell Gallery in Toronto.

Do you plan to continue working with paper and sculpture?

I think it’ll always be there. I’m exploring more with wood and making sculptures with that. It’s the same process, just a different material. I’m opening up to new materials, but I think paper will always be a part of it.