My full name is Kelly Michael Kotulak (a.k.a M. Jurikova), and I was born in Vermont, USA, in 1982. I've lived many places since, but still favor the wild, pastoral beauty of New England. I've been an artist and writer ever since my hands were able. In the New England tradition, my favorite genre is horror. My work is influenced by my study of nature, as well as psychology, folklore, and fairytales. Recently, most of my art work has been my comics, and concept art for comics and computer games. Aside from my artwork, I enjoy the wilderness, tea, cooking, exploring, studying, and visiting museums and galleries (anything that involves wandering around quietly and wondering at things). I have recently returned from Edinburgh, Scotland, where I completed a degree in Visual Communication.