BUGG’s story - and his artistic practice - is the result of his three core interests working together as one: 

At the age of 13, on the heels of playing drums and bass in bands, BUGG began translating his school notebook work sketches onto shoes and clothing. He soon found that people were willing to pay him for doing what he loved - the official beginning of his career as an artist. 

A chance encounter at a skatepark brought him into the local music scene. Sharing his art, BUGG quickly established himself as a go-to source for album covers and soon was doing covers for over 100 artists nationwide. 

A musician himself, BUGG recognized an opportunity to contribute musically and began learning the art of music production. With discipline and hard work, his music began connecting as strongly as his art and soon the music took center stage. 

In the summer of 2020, while continuing to skate and produce music, Bugg brought his art back into the professional mix. In late 2021, the art leapt from clothes and covers to stretched canvas. Combining a recurring character from his old school notebooks with a tag he designed to connect him to the iconic trees of his upbringing, “Willow Faces” explore nostalgia and identity through the common thread in all of his creative work: iterating creatively within a consistent creative form. On a painting mission since December 2021, BUGG has filled over 200 canvases with his iconic “Willow Faces” with no end in sight.