Joshua Atkins was raised in Seattle and attended the University of Washington. He studied Classical Guitar Performance, Portuguese, and Community and Environmental Planning, graduating from UW in 2000 with a degree in Community and Environmental Planning and a minor in music.

After college Joshua served for a year in Americorps, working with Habitat for Humanity in Americus, Georgia. Joshua works as a cabinet maker and carpenter.

Joshua is also a professional musician and played bass in the Seattle indie band, the Plains (now defunct). The Plains have released two albums: “On Earth as it is in Heaven” (10/02), and “The Boy in the Mansuit” (6/06). The art for "The Boy in the Mansuit" was designed by Joshua. For further information on the Plains please visit the links section of this website.

While Joshua has had some formal training in drafting and architectural rendering and sketching, he is primarily a self-taught artist.