During these years I lived in a creekside cabin in North Carolina's Blue Ridge mountains. It was a perfect manifestation of how I envisioned wanting to live, based on a desire I cultivated while residing in the "anti-squat" and later prototyped during my Brazilian sojourn. I had envisioned being close to nature, living a simple life, surrounded by community, music and art.

This was a time and place where I could allow the experiences of the previous years to settle and integrate. A place where I could focus on honing my skills as an artist. For this reason I referred to the town of Boone as The Boone Cocoon.