His mind, always in motion — Red channels his thoughts through his sketches. After 30+ years of collecting those drawings, he had the idea to compile them into a new type of graphic novel.

Red uses his background in Education and Heavy Sketches as a platform to incorporate learning in a fun and captivating way for students. With a goal of promoting art & literacy using a cross-curricular approach, Red visits schools, collaborating with Media Coordinators and teachers. He spends time motivating their students. Red teaches kids about sketchnoting and inspires them to create their own sketchnote-art and creative writings tied to the curriculum.

“My mission is to help teachers who are struggling with getting their distracted students engaged and motivated to learn and participate in class. I can relate because I’ve been a middle school teacher for at-risk youth, in the trenches for 20 years. I’ve seen time and again that many students zone out when having to read a chapter book. So, I invented a new approach that draws them into the magic of reading. I created a unique graphic novel that breaks the mold because it presents educational material in a way that appeals to students.  It’s already being used successfully across numerous grade levels.  Students who were previously disinterested in learning are now becoming model students who are reading and writing voraciously, are totally focused in class, and are really motivated to take initiative in their own learning.”