Appleton has a mission to raise awareness of type one diabetes through his art both on the street and in the studio.
Appleton is the artist tag used as a kind of avatar. often Appleton’s street art & studio work intersect–creating vibrant mixed media installations and prints.
Appleton developed type one diabetes at the age of six which was discovered nearly too late.
Surviving a coma for four days in the hospital, as a kid–it’s his belief that all people are too young for type one. This relates to the thread of complications which are so hard to escape.
Appleton has become kind of a Kilroy for people living with Diabetes spreading his iconic images from New York to Los Angeles and Busan to Barcelona.
Elizabeth Snouffer / Diabetes Voice