So I didn't really like that so much because I was just smearing everything.”įrom there, Short discovered pen and ink design before experimenting with markers to create art. “I started off with graphite pencil and paper. “I developed an interest in art when I was 15 as a means to express myself in a way I couldn’t with words.” said Short.
From fetal pig skeletons to a cicada eternalized in amber, these are but a few of the marvels that inspire Short’s artwork. Kaylan Short, a non-commissioned officer in charge of intelligence execution for the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard. Inside the home, however, lives a collection of art and artifacts that are anything but unassuming.Ĭuriosities and oddities adorn the shelves and walls inside the home of U.S. On the shore of Lake Champlain in upstate New York, close to the Canadian border, lives an artist in an unassuming suburban home.