Troy is an artist and designer based out of Traverse City, Michigan. After spending much of his twenties battling cancer, Troy found himself sharing stories of his personal trials through art and design via his blog Strong Odors. As a result Troy launched his freelance design and illustration business Ten Point Studio in 2009, has exhibited fine art in galleries around Michigan as well as Chicago and Minneapolis, and has also gained international recognition for his collaborative design projects FUTURALBUM and Old & New Project. Troy also serves on staff at Michigan Legacy Art Park, and has been a happy husband and proud parent for the past 17 years.

"Fate tossed me into the arts, and magic keeps me swimming here. Art must not necessarily always be my career, but it is forever in my ears and eyes and nose and lungs and blood and bones and guts and heart and soul."

Here is Tory's story from the January 2017 event…