Growing up next to open spaces in Colorado, often I was out in the fields, exploring nature. My childhood was filled with a love for nature, animals, storytelling, and curiosity. Art seems to be a major crossroads of all the things that I still love.
As a teenager, I began taking classes at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design through their high school program, and eventually graduated from RMCAD with a Bachelors in Fine Arts in Illustration. Throughout that time, I eagerly jumped into working in the art world, ranging in making assets for small online pet games, to taking private commissions. Once I graduated, I began attending local conventions. My learning continued even after school, when I began doing my own resin casting so that I can make my own figurines and pendants.
Animals, nature, and philosophy/spirituality remain as some of the most important aspects of my art. Along side my work as an artist, I've volunteered in spiritual groups, and I also work with animals (as a pet-sitter and kennel tech). I've been fortunate enough to see first hand the powerful connections people make with their critters, and I feel even more fortunate to commemorate that through my art. It is my hope that whatever I'm asked to create, the art will bring meaning to people's lives.