You may not know Ari Glass now, but you will soon. This Southeast Seattle native has set his sights high.

He’s wanted to be an artist ever since childhood, inspired by masters like Pablo Picasso.

“When I see Picasso,” Glass says, “I want to learn from him, recreate that for myself and my environment. I want to be a south end Picasso.”

Like Picasso, Glass works in a range of media, including ceramics, textiles and paints.

In his small loft under the Mt. Baker light rail station, Glass contemplates a commission he received to create a mural for the exterior of a nearby grocery store.