about

I'm an artist based in Redlands, CA. I've lived in California since I was born in 1991 and have loved drawing and otherwise making art for nearly the same amount of time. I'm almost entirely self-taught, with just a few classes here and there over the years. My favorite media are drawing in graphite and ink, and painting in watercolor or oil, though sometimes I experiment in other media like clay sculpting or crochet, sewing, jewelry, etc. Lately I have taken up photography with a DSLR camera and I love it very much as well, and am hoping to get more into collage and mixed media using my own photographs.

My main purpose for creating is mostly to process things or express myself, whether it's my feelings or political ideas or some kind of media. I think art is kind of a contribution everyone makes to the collective culture, like a conversation with the world, and everyone can bring a unique perspective if they are creating authentically. So I try to be as authentic as possible and make the art that comes to me. I find that I can't help but create honestly, and it's a bit like wearing my insides on the outside and so it's very intimate and vulnerable and of course a bit scary. I pull from my experiences, for example as a queer person, a neurodivergent person, and a trauma survivor including childhood trauma. But of course, sometimes I just want to make something silly and so you'll find some nonsense and jokes sprinkled in here too.

You can find me on Mastodon mostly now as I'm withdrawing gradually from Meta products and other large social media platforms, however while you can find my art on Mastodon, mostly I'm using that as a general purpose account these days and I boost a lot more than I post..

I'm also on Flickr now as I've started taking photos with my Canon Rebel T6. I'm working on creating a place here for photography as well since I don't think I necessarily want to mix it into the traditional artwork at this point.

You can also contact me by email if you have questions, comments, or requests for a product you'd like to see.

***KEEP IN MIND: the social media feeds have R-Rated/Not Safe For Work posts mixed in (there's no NSFW on Flickr). On Mastodon they usually have content warnings with a blur filter which is really nice, but they are all together, not separate like the website. Use discretion.***