After studying at the University of Maine in Orono, Carrier hung on to his university studio space until the local illustration market dulled his senses. He headed for New York where his eye finds much to inspire in the diversity of the population. "People," he says, "I came here for the people. In Maine, there was one culture, white and French. I mean we have a song there about dancing with a duck. In New York city we have every kind of culture. I want to catch the power in their emotions." Tim's newly re-energized muse is busy on two book illustration projects, his personal work (including studies of urban faces) and a full-time job creating graphic design for a web design firm.