I create from my heart-honoring my Indigenous roots, carrying my ancestors’ stories, beauty, spirit through painting, poetry & songwriting.
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I create mythic, emotionally charged and colorful vivid paintings rooted in old world history-where spirits, creatures and human stories merge into something timeless and alive.
Where do you find inspiration?From ancient cultures, history, old films, past bygone eras, mystery-astrology, myth, and the unseen. Inspiration lives where reality blurs into something deeper, symbolic, and alive.
What would you do with $25,000?I would invest it into creating a powerful new body of work rooted in ancestral knowledge, myth, history, and cosmic symbolism-while also using my platform to give back through community art. I want to bring painting, music and creative expression into communities, giving kids and adults everywhere the opportunity to create, express, explore their own stories and heal-no matter their circumstances. Art has the power to transform lives, and I believe it should be accessible to everyone.
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