Born on a small farm on the banks of the mighty Mississippi, Mike Minney spent the better part of his youth learning how to wield an ox-drawn plow. After leaving the farm at the tender young age of 2, Mike made a pilgrimage to the mythical hamlet of Boulder, Colorado where he lived with his scarf in a gopher hole. Having contracted bubonic plague from a bite from a radioactive whistle pig, Mike had an overwhelming desire to re-trace the classic black velvet paintings of Frank Leeteg with an Etch-A-Sketch. Galleries throughout Erie Colorado began showing his work and his career took off. He now lives in Seattle and gets by on a diet consisting mainly of Sweet Baby Ghurkins, Vienna Sausages and seaweed. Mike's likes: Free magazine subscriptions and herbal toothpaste Mike's dislikes: Loose fitting clothing and negative attitudes