Artist statement

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I was born in Denver, Colorado to a family that valued creativity and expression. I was a multi-sport athlete throughout my entire childhood and balanced this with a constant desire to make art. I grew up in my studies with a passion for doing art and learning about people before attending Regis University. 

At Regis, studied communication with a focus in business marketing and human welfare, and dedicated my minor studies to pursuing fine arts. I have a deep passion for helping other people no matter how big or small, through my words or through my art, whenever I can. I plan to continue to incorporate these ideals within my art and career; to bridge these concepts continually as I continue my quest to creation. 

From spending hours in the Georgia O'Keefe Museum trying to replicate her paintings on my sketchpad, to drawing all over my body in sharpie while at a swim meet- I was consistently creating from a space of self expression. I've gotten the privilege of studying under amazing artists who've helped me in my fine arts abilities, as well as the trajectory of my art as its started to hone in on the tattoo medium in addition to my other medium.

The more I create, the more I wish to blur the lines between what "types" of art I make.  I've started paintings that finish as drawings, and even started sculptures that turned into tattoos. For your sake however, I distinguished them in the art gallery menu above by the general idea of tattoo, drawings+designs, sculpture, and mixed medias- which includes mediums like paint and digital works.