“Art is my life and my life is art” Yoko Ono

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be an artist nothing else. I started drawing at a young age trying to recreate what I saw on TV in particular shows like Dragon Ball Z and Pokémon.  This is where my love for anime, manga and comics would begin, and it is from these mediums I still draw heavy inspiration from. From there I got more structured and was exposed to different forms of art and possible future careers via Saturday morning and summer art classes at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and Pratt Institute. Once I entered High School though that is where I first learned about Graphic Design and knew this was the path I wanted to follow. No longer did I just doodle characters now I wanted to learn about creating logos, covers, posters and typography while incorporating a computer as much as pencil and paper. This would lead me to an Associates Degree in Graphic Design from SUNY Cobleskill and a broadening of my artistic horizons with a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Design from the University of Bridgeport. At Bridgeport I discovered a new love for working with my hands and creating products,  I was literally breathing life into my ideas further developing myself as a artist. My long-term goals for the future are to become a Creative Director or a Chief Design Officer overseeing all facets of design for a company or start my own design business encompassing graphic design, industrial design, animation, clothing, comics and print all of my interests and whatever a client asks of me.

I am passionate about all things art related especially design. I view art as breathing life into ideas and making them a reality. I love sitting down for hours brainstorming doing research, then sketching and finally putting something together. There’s nothing more that I love than sitting down with a client and picking their brain for every detail of an idea they have and bringing that idea to life for them. It’s one of the greatest feelings to see the joy on their faces after making their thoughts a reality.