“DEZ” armband: Summer 2002, Mannheim, Germany. “Dez” is the former singer for Coal Chamber, current singer for Devildriver. It was my nickname that never really caught on in high school, but evolved into a sort of “pen name” for my artwork. I still sign certain e-mails and letters with it.

Elementree logo: I got it in Garland, Texas, during my Christmas leave in December 2002. Elementree records was started by Korn in 1997, and housed my favorite band of all time ORGY and another kick-ass band, Videodrone. It was also the first to feature my lucky number 113. I’ve always thought it was one of the coolest logos anywhere for anything. Period. (Part of the reason I’m in school for graphic design now!)