First and foremost…congratulations! Your performance was absolutely incredible, and the theme was very bold and unique! What led to your decision for the theme you chose? How many other themes had you considered?

I want to start by thanking everyone who supported me. I chose my theme, Asylum, because I knew it hadn't been done before. My inspiration stemmed from a Dance Moms episode, where one of the dancers wore a straight jacket in an acro routine. I had been wanting to do that particular theme for quite some time but was weary about actually following through with it. My theme was either going to be a big hit or a complete miss due to the controversialism. I had considered other themes such as Mardi Gras, ballet, or NASCAR, but none of them called to me artistically like Asylum did...

If there’s one thing every place in the world is known for, it’s saying they are the originators of [fill in the blank here]. The PNW is no different. From corn dogs to screws and even shopping malls, the PNW has no shortage of things it claims to have invented or been the purveyor of first...

Do not get me wrong...I love totally low-budget movies with terrible plots; films that have no actors (or acting) of note and have absurd special effects, they sure are "special," heh. There is a special spot in my heart for those people who blow all their money on making life—if nothing else—a bit more ridiculous through their creative visions. That said, some are the moneygrubbers, out for nothing but a quick buck, but most do it because it's their dream...

For more than 20 years, The Seattle Erotic Art Festival has been something of an anomaly in the Contemporary Art world. With “modern” art having completely rejected figurative art altogether over the last 75 years, we are left with a landscape often hostile to contemporary artists who pursue representational techniques, and this is then compounded by America's Puritan roots and our society’s seemingly persistent fear of sexuality and eroticism. It can be very difficult to find a venue open to the public that is willing to display even a tasteful nude out of fear that such art would irreparably damage the outstanding moral fiber of any child or unmarried woman who should bear witness to such shameful representations of the human form. And yet, if you were to step foot in the Vatican (as I was once fortuinterview enough to do), you might find yourself shocked by the sheer amount of penises on display and, by extension, naked man ass...