I create art because it’s very therapeutic and I love to see an image I have in my head come to life on a canvas
You decide who will appear in Artforum Magazine, take home $25,000, and display their work at The Art of Elysium's Salon!
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Where do you find inspiration?Since a small child, I’ve navigated grief, heartbreak, and feeling deeply misunderstood. Art became the one place where I had custody of my own joy. Each canvas is proof I chose the paintbrush over giving up. I turn pain into pop art — luxury cartoons layered with gold leaf and hope — because I needed to see myself holding the bag, even when life felt empty-handed. If my work makes one person feel seen in their healing
What would you do with $25,000?Use it as a down payment on a new home for me and my children.
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