Here are some of my art cars and art bike- The Hippogriff on Ice! 2005 I am known primarily as an art car artist. Art cars bring art to the people, everywhere. Gas stations, street corners, traffic jams are all places that I meet strangers because of my cars, which I have been building and driving since 1996. Some cars are thematic, like the Frida Karlo car, a tribute to Frida Kahlo, it was a collaboration with BJ Zander and El Colegio Charter School. Other vehicles set the imagination on fire, like the Spider Van, created with middle school students; or my current ride, the Hippogriff, which is not just a car, but a magical monster, with wings, horns and hair. Art cars ask the viewer to think outside the box. It is a joyful task, driving an art car, sparkling, twinkling and surprising people, especially children, every day. The Frida Karlo - Student Project at El Colegio 2002 The Spider Van - Student Project at Friends School 2002 Tribute to Ani DiFranco, collaboration, 2003 Tribute to Paul and Sheila Wellstone, 2004 Recent meditations on driving my art cars have transformed me again. The war in Iraq is being fought over oil, and I hate supporting the war in any way, even filling up at the gas pump. I also learned that our polar ice caps are melting so rapidly that the beloved POLAR BEAR will become extinct within 50 years.* *http://www.biologicaldiversity.org So I made a commitment to DRIVE LESS, BIKE MORE, & WALK MORE. I started by biking one day a week to work instead of driving. I have been practicing this for 3 months and now I find myself craving bike rides and creating ART BIKES. In my fair city of Minneapolis, with its Greenways and bike paths, bicycling can be a lifestyle itself. “Be the change you want to see!” – Gandhi