In April of 2026, I was a chosen artist for the  Port Austin Artist in Residence program where I would live and work for 30 days. This barn originally was an old honey producing facility and thus nicknamed the Bee Barn. Today there is a live in apartment and full art studio throughout. It was an unbelievably important time for me to have zero distractions and dive headfirst into my personal work which is often shadowed by my commissions. During my time, I was asked to produce a mural of my choosing. I started with this idea of opening the shop door and seeing what's inside and that evolved into what you see. One of my favorite parts, the bottom three glass windows by his yellow gloves are real. The three top windows are all fake! It was my only way around incorporating the real ones and I love the results. When you drive by, you would swear a real man is standing there.