"As a kid I would look through a telescope at the stars and make up stories about life in other galaxies," says Ricky Hogan when discussing his inspiration for creating art. Ricky was raised in Buffalo, NY. Ricky remembers from childhood always feeling a need to be creative. Drawing spaceships and aliens, creating leather billfolds and wallets, or dressing as a clown while working at a carnival, Ricky has always let his imagination guide his creative impulse.