I create art to process the world, tell meaningful stories, and turn emotion into visuals that connect, inspire, and make a difference.
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I’m most drawn to creating story-driven visual work that blends illustration, design, painting and animation to explore real-life emotion, human connection, and social impact. I want my pieces to convey the emotions and struggles that people can connect with. I am a multidisciplinary artist that uses many different mediums and still trying to find my style.
Where do you find inspiration?I find inspiration in the world as it exists around me; raw, imperfect, and real. I see art in the ordinary, in fleeting moments, in the emotions we don’t always have words for. My work is an attempt to encapsulate those feelings and give them form. Life is beautiful, but it’s also heavy and complicated, shaped by misunderstanding and emotion. Art, to me, is what brings us back to each other; it creates space for connection, empathy, and a shared experience.
What would you do with $25,000?Honestly, I would use it to pay off my student debt. I just graduated in May of 2025 with a Bachelor of Arts in visual communication design and owe roughly around that much. I want to be able to go back and possibly get my BFA.
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