Raised near Chicago, David grew up half a block from the candy store in one direction, and half a block from the playground in the other. Along with a limitless supply of Legos, cartoons, and all genres of books, the resulting high-fructose queasiness is the point-source for everything he has made ever since.David is known as proprietor of the collaborative print project, Cloudy Collection. He is also a contributing editor for the popular Drawn! illustration and cartooning blog, he teaches art and graphic design at Washington State University. David lives with his family in Idaho, where they make candy from the plums that grow in the yard, and they are just half a block from the playground.