The first question most folks ask is, "What is a snoofer?" Well, let me introduce you to a few...
Snoofers are characters who sometimes have a hole in their head. They have big noses with little or no brow ridge, notches in their elbows, knees, and fingers, and prominent toes. They go about their business pretty much like people do, but their activities are often seen as humorous. The name came in a dream one night when a snoofer introduced himself to me.

I made three versions of this print before I got it just right (as Goldilocks would say). The idea came to me while I was driving north on the interstate highway one day. I thought how each car was a private world in itself. Back in studio, I started by creating the male snoofer in his sedan and then I put what he was thinking about on the outside of his car (dancing with his lady love, reading a book when he was supposed to be walking the dog, and snoozing on the sofa). Then I created a female snoofer in her convertible and drew what she was thinking about on the outside of her car (her cat, flowers, playing the fiddle, and of course, taking a nap).

About that time a friend dropped by my studio and commenced to expound about the virtues of child safety seats for cars. As a result, I cut out a baby snoofer and put the baby behind the male driver in the back seat.
Then I laughed. The "Z's" of the male snoofer snoozing on the sofa was right by the baby which is what babies often do when parents drive them around out of desperation to get them to quit crying and go to sleep.
In Our Own Private Worlds is 29 1/2" x 41" and has continued to be a favorite image of many people.

I created this image for the shopping page of my book and then used it in other locations because I enjoyed it so much. When I first sketched out a shopping cart, I realized that I needed to go to the grocery store and stare down one's construction. It's amazing what we don't remember about the objects that we "see" everyday. Then I filled the cart with an over-sized tube of ink and printmaking brayer. The shape and style of the woman snoofer came easily to me. Because we all love our family pets, I let the little dog follow along on the lady's shopping expedition. Now the image felt complete. It seems to me that our shopping carts seem to fill up fast even when we make a trip to buy only a couple of items.

A snoofer is trying to warm himself in a very cold world by the small fire he has built. Anyone who has experienced this kind of situation knows that the side facing the fire gets very hot while the side away from the fire continues to be cold. Consequently, the person often keeps turning around and around to try to keep warm. Behind the snoofer is an animal snoofer also needing warmth. The severe cold pierces them both to the bone. Southern New Hampshire University bought this print for their permanent art collection.

This image seemed a natural to me having watched young people move freely around town on their skateboards as transportation. Board and rider almost become one and often the artwork on the board is personal and serves as the individual's traveling art gallery. I donated a finished print of Chairman of the Board to the local Elementary School's library.

This figure appeared in my imagination early one morning and I went up to my studio to make a sketch of her. She extends her arms to remain balanced on her unicycle and the bird figure on her head extends its wings in a parallel gesture. I've heard that when people in conversation feel sympathetic to each other, they often mimic each other's posture. This figure always seems to be on the move and she has proven to be elusive and hard to pin down in a finished print. Consequently, we placed her on the Preface page of my book where ideas can always take flight.