Sleep has a specific meaning to me, and if I meet someone in person I’m usually willing to share my view. But I also like to keep it open for interpretation. It means a lot of different things to different people and I don’t want to get in the way of that.

I started drawing the Sleep TV about 10 years ago. At first it was just something I doodled on scraps of paper around my apartment, then I began drawing the design on matchbooks to leave in Seattle bars for people to find. I started paying more attention to stickers on the street and it occurred to me that my image would be fun to do as a sticker. That was around 2011 and I’ve been making stickers ever since.

Stickers are a fast and fun way to distribute an image in very large quantities.

Someone once threw a Slurpee at me. It missed though.

Sociological studies have defined subcultures as groups that serve to motivate a potential member to adopt the artifacts, behaviors, norms, and values characteristic of the group. So, yeah I guess so.

Hmmm. I don’t always think the sticker itself is art. In many cases it’s the placement and repetition of the sticker that is the art.

3D sculptures perhaps.

Farthest is probably Budapest, Hungary. The ultimate sticker spot for me would be on one of the moon flags. You know, they say all the moon flags have faded to white now. I’m not sure if that’s relevant but it is an interesting fact.

Take a screen printing class. It’s awesome!

Oh man, yes of course! I hope I don’t miss anybody… Comfy, Arrex, Blink, Frend, Abot, JustOne, Starheadboy, Narboo, TNGLR, Baldmanwatching, 1+1=3, Dead Red, Spring Break, CTRL-Z, Trud, Heck, The Lost Cause, Dr. Rasterbator, Kanye, Skam, Derp, Shitbarf, Skrumpy, Invoice, Voxx Romana, A. Codd, Joseph Brooks, They Drift, Hempr, Claudio Duran, Ms Elmar, VRHS, Goo-Goo, Tiny Blue Baby, Wakuda, MN8, Magical.

Glass Cuisine. He’s been in the game for years, and as part of the notorious Glue Squad he’s been pushing the boundaries and helping elevate the (sub)culture and other artists.

Look for me on 1st Ave. Thanks to my buddy EYE for linking me up for this interview.