Background
Morgan-Richards was born in Beebetown, Ohio and is of Welsh and Swiss (Amish) descent. His mother (a student of fine art) taught him the basics of drawing and music composition on the family pump organization
Morgan-Richards was born in Beebetown, Ohio and is of Welsh and Swiss (Amish) descent. His mother (a student of fine art) taught him the basics of drawing and music composition on the family pump organization
He is known for founding the Los Angeles Saint David"s Day Festival, one of the largest Welsh festivals of its kind in the United States, and founding the most widely distributed print publication based in the United States about Celtic cultures and interests. Richards was raised in an old converted school house in Beebetown, Ohio. Richards also credited his imagination on the plentiful books his family owned, creative isolation, and the sheer number of animals they took care of, many of which he incorporated into his early drawings and writings.
Richards great ancestor was the 19th century Welsh-American poet Robert Dennison Morgan.
In 1999, his solo album ENKI and subsequent live production was based on Zecharia Sitchin"s book The Twelfth Planet. The show premiered in Cleveland, Ohio under the choreography of Michael Medcalf.
In 2001, Richards followed the success of ENKI with the production of An Occurrence Remembered, influenced by the metaphysical war writings of Ambrose Bierce. The performance premiered in New York City.
In 2002, Richards moved to Los Angeles to start over where he refocused his artistic direction into writing and illustrating, which he said "did not need the expenses of my past but only a pen and paper." While his novel began drafts as early as 2002, it was Simon Snootle and other small stories that became his first book release in 2009.
Stylistically, Richards prefers a pencil and ink approach to his illustrations and his writing often has elements of dark satire.
Quotations: "did not need the expenses of my past but only a pen and paper.".