d r a w i n g a n d p a i n t i n g , p e r h a p s
a c a r e e r in c h i l d r e n ’ s b o o k i l l u s -
t r a t i o n . H e t o o k a c l a y c l a s s , h e
a d m i t s , b e c a u s e a g i r l h e w a s
k e e n o n a t t h e t i m e h a d s i g n e d
u p f o r it . T h e b u i l d e r r e a w a k -
e n e d . H e g r a d u a t e d i n 1 9 9 4 w i t h
a B F A i n c e r a m i c s , a m i n o r in
d r a w i n g . S i x y e a r s l a t e r , h e
e n r o l l e d a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f
F l o r i d a , G a i n e s v i l l e , w h e r e h e
d i d h i s M F A w o r k . I t w a s t h e r e
t h a t S n i p e s , w h o l a r g e l y h a d
L e ft: S n ip es is n ev e r
w ith o u t his sk e tc h b o o k ,
b o th a la b o ra to ry fo r
and a rch iv e o f his ideas.
S o m e o f its p ages arc as
d e n se ly d e c o ra te d as his
ceram ics.
B e lo w : D e v e lo p in g
his m u lti-sid ed w o r k s ,
S n ip e s is in sp ired in p art
b y th e d esign o f cereal
b o x e s, each p anel d is-
tin ct, e v e r y inch p a ck e d
w ith detail.
b e e n m a k i n g w o r k o n t h e w h e e l ,
p i c k e d u p s o m e s l a b s c r a p s a n d
b u i l t t h a t f i r s t t w o - f i g u r e d , t w o -
s i d e d p i e c e . S o m e t h i n g c l i c k e d .
A s a n a r t i s t , S n i p e s i s f a s c i -
n a t e d b y d u a l i t y - t h e t e n s i o n
a n d c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n p e r -
c e i v e d o p p o s i t e s . S e l f / o t h e r .
S u b j e c t / o b j e c t . H o w d o w e
r e c o g n i z e d i f f e r e n c e ? H o w d o
w e c o m m u n i c a t e a c r o s s t h o s e
l i n e s ? H e r e w a s a f o r m t h a t l e n t
i t s e l f t o t h a t e x p l o r a t i o n .
