I am confident in saying that my art is a reflection of how I would like to assert myself. It is a visual representation of the emotions I feel. While I have always been engaged in art and artistic works throughout my life, I never found myself using art as a foundation for expressing my emotions until I began journaling two or three years ago. Journaling has strengthened the artworks I have created and allowed me to be more comfortable in who I was becoming as an artist. “There is always room for improvement” is a statement I hold deeply to myself. It motivates me to become a stronger artist, and to me, this means being true to myself as the illustrator and letting the candidness of the piece project itself. I think there is beauty in reality and what is already there.

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I first discovered an interest for art in kindergarten when I found myself drawing pictures in crayons and smellable markers and my teacher told me I was a great artist. There is something about being told that you are great at something that makes you want to keep doing it for the rest of your life. It centers your mind and allows you to focus solely on that thing, and that thing only. I developed a passion for art and it gradually started becoming a part of me.

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Art is not only a form of freedom of expression or a call to action. It’s the rhythm you ride. Art can be whatever you allow it to be, and what I hope to present my artwork as is not for a particular purpose, but instead, I always think that if I am going to publicize myself in any sort of way, there is no better way to do it than through a visual representation I can personally create. As an artist, it is important to make the artwork about yourself and consider the emotions and vibes you want to convey - the artwork is an embodiment of the artist.