My name is Pete Snyder. I am 25 years old, living in New York state, and currently working a light industrial job to save a little money and settle my brain for a few years before running off to grad school. I've studied art in college for over four years and plan to attend grad school in a year or two so I can eventually teach. Drawing and painting are perhaps the closest to being staple art activities for me, though I am always experimenting with new forms and processes, mixing them together and making horrible messes. My most potent and influential experiences tend to be wrapped around very small simple aspects of life... memories of playing in the dirt under a tree as a kid, having a really good cup of tea, listening to the chorus of insects birds and cars outside at night, etc. Art is the discipline through which I focus and explore my connections to these experiences.