Hello, and welcome to aeomaia art, my e-studio and portfolio of projects, experiments and assorted snippets of information. Think of it as a calling card, a business card and a wild card that will help you learn a little more about me and my artwork.

If you want to order t-shirts or Circus creatures, please send me an email. My online shopping cart isn't quite ready yet. Let me know which image and what size shirt, and I'll ship it out to you directly.

 

Aeomaia is my spelling of the name paleontologists gave the world's oldest mammal fossil. She was just a little tiny mouse-like thing, but she marked a sea change in the history of the natural world.

Aeomaia means 'dawn mother', because she was the first mother who nurtured her children. I liked the sound of that -- EEE-oh-MY-uh -- and I liked the image of a primal ancestor shrouded in the mists of time. And so, I found my artistic alter-ego, the name for the essential force in me striving to create, to capture what the world looked like to me.

I also feel like my drawings, creatures and other creations are like children to me. So here I am, surrounded by whimsy and always discovering more.

 

When I was a kid, I drew all the time. When I was a bigger kid, I painted and did some other things, too. When I went to college, I majored in art, and when I graduated, well, I thought I should grow up, let go of all that kid-stuff and get a 'real job'. Now it's a while later, and I've had a bunch of real jobs. I did the real jobs pretty well, but something was missing.

So I did it. I walked away from the 'real job' in March 2006. With plenty of love, support and encouragement, I'm making my way as an artist and a writer.

I'm creating again, reaching out and finally putting that dusty old art degree to use. I'm getting my feet wet first on eBay, and I have my first local art show under my belt. I'm dreaming big, making plans, and then, who knows?

Just like me, this site is a work in progress, so I hope you'll stop back often to see what's new.