From an early age I have been fascinated by how things work. I can remember taking apart different toys and appliances and inspecting the internal workings. Then, I would attempt to improve the function or 'coolness' of whatever object I had just disassembled.

  My first venture into serious 'making' was when I made the Arc Reactor that Tony Stark made in the cave in Iron Man (2008). I set out to make it with only a box of scraps, similarly to how it was achieved in the movie. After pillaging my parents' and grandparents' garages, I did just that. Add some lights and I had a finished project. From there I was hooked. I realized that anything that I imagined or saw, I could replicate to some degree. That left me with endless possibilities of play and collecting.

  Since then I am in a constant state of 'oooh, that's cool, I think I can make that', and so I do. This is much more than a hobby to me. I see how the things I make for myself and others brings happiness to me and them. That is a feeling that I really enjoy and want to continue to create and foster for the rest of my life.