The 15-year-old Clayton High School sophomore was surfing the Internet four months ago when he stumbled upon artist Brandon McConnell. On the popular Web site YouTube, McConnell, of California, had posted videos of himself making art with spray paint. Iams-Rozborski was amazed as he watched McConnell create visions of the universe in only minutes.

With some persistence from their son, Iams-Rozborski’s mother, Brenda Walker, and stepfather, John Walker, agreed to purchase the supplies. “We said, OK, we can do that,” Brenda said. “We bought him a dozen cans of spray paint and some poster board. In a very short amount of time, he was coming up with these amazing pictures. He has been rolling with it ever since.”

Painting the pictures can take five minutes to an hour, depending on the size and intricacy of the piece. Iams-Rozborski works under the shade of a tree in the yard. He uses plates or lids to make stencils of planets on glossy poster board.

After blending several colors, Iams-Rozborski applies newspaper or magazine paper to the wet paint and tears it off to create textures. He throws in specks of white spray paint with his finger to make stars. By turning the can upside down and pushing the button, he can work a few shooting stars onto the poster board.

Most of Iams-Rozborski’s works involve freehand spray painting. “Most of the things I paint, I don’t use stencils, except for planets, because I do those a lot,” he said. “I have had stencils ruin a lot of paintings, because if you use too much paint, it can run underneath the stencil, or if the painting is not completely dry, it will stick to it.”

Earlier this month, Iams-Rozborski displayed his work for the first time publicly at Millstock, an arts festival in downtown Clayton. He did a few live demonstrations and had sold two paintings by the end of the hot day. Iams-Rozborski wants to take part in more events to spread the word about his business, Creativity in a Can.

“I showed it to some of my friends and they are like, ‘Oh, it’s awesome,’” Iams-Rozborski said. “That is the general reaction. Whenever I say I used spray paint, people are surprised or don’t believe me. Most people don’t think of using spray paint for art.”

At one time, Iams-Rozborski considered enlisting in the U.S. Navy for a career, but now it seems he has found another passion. “My goal is for this to be my career,” he said. “I want to learn as much stuff as I can. I want to be able to do as much stuff as I can. There is a lot more I can do with it.”

Iams-Rozborski’s works range from $5-$50. For more information, call 553-8491 or write to creativityinacan@gmail.com.