John Humphries is a visual artist and designer focusing on translating one media form to another. The creative work takes the form of watercolor drawings, carved wooden slabs, automatic poems, and multi-layered sounds. The subject of these studies are the desert southwest, a personal narrative coded in a tragic greek myth, and indigenous plant life. Currently, directing graphic media at Miami University within the Department of Architecture-School of Fine Art, John has worked as a designer of architecture and other environments. Dissemination of creative works has been through several exhibitions, panel member as design reviewer, and presentations at national conferences.

Perhaps an equivalent description for these transformations might parallel industrial food production where nearly inedible corn can be translated into ethanol, Xanthin gum, acoustical ceiling tiles, or chicken nuggets.

The nutritional value of the process is yet to be determined or evaluated by the FDA.