Lawrence Armando Hodge (aka CarboN ) was born in San Leandro, CA on October 11th, 1970 and spent much of his life in the San Francisco Bay area. He has been consistently honing his drawing style since the mid to late 1980's.
During his young years he was drawn to art and design from a multitude of different cultures including Pacific islander tattoo design, Ancient Hindu and Egyptian design, Greek, Norse mythology, Celtic, Far East and Oriental, Japanese woodcuts, Native American, Islamic, and African Tribal.
Major influences include: Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Aestheticism, Vorticism, 1960's and 1970's psychedelic and Pop Art.
