b. 1988; illinois, usa

ok let’s start with some warm up questions.

pronouns? they/she.

favorite food? vegetables. all the vegetables. put the garden on my plate. and soup.

spirit animal? it’s always changing but my first one was a cricket. insect girly for life 🦗

what did you want to be when you grew up? a meteorologist // storm chaser

what did you study? i have a masters in human computer interaction design from indiana university - bloomington

when did you start making art? since i was little my mom was putting me in art classes. it’s always been my favorite class.

why did you not go to art school? i was too bored by the 3 hour drawing labs and didnt want to do all the homework cuz i wanted to party. i kinda regret that.

who was your first artistic inspiration? george o’keefe, charlie houska, looney tunes

what medium do you enjoy creating in the most? i draw the most but i wouldn’t say it’s the medium i enjoy the most. it really depends on the context or which medium feels most appropriate to express whatever it is that feels like it wants to be expressed. i enjoy painting, photography, poetry, digital art, dance/movement, fashion, film. i enjoy dabbling in all of those. i would like to find ways to weave some of them together more, but i don’t know how yet.

what inspires you? expressionism - creating from whatever state or condition i’m in - having art be a somatic experience for me to help move whatever it is that i’m feeling in my body. also my environment often inspires me, like what around me is resonating with my senses? what am i observing that is stirring something inside of me? OH and DIY culture/resourcefulness/upcycling also excites me. like what resources do i have around me that i can play with? what can i create out of this instead of buying new? you always end up with something cooler and more unique than anything you would have bought new, and as someone who has moved around a lot, it can be a beautiful reflection of wherever you are in the world. i dont have any of those creations on here… yet.

what else do you do when you’re not making art? laying on earth somewhere, likely turning off your overhead lights that are too bright and turning on a lamp instead, probably also rearranging your furniture and de-cluttering (if you let me), definitely cooking and eating, probably dancing to some music with headphones on, taking photos/videos of flowers, drinking green tea for the fourth time today, being in water or - even better - giving aguahara to someone, biking <3, staring at fire, redesigning this website for the 1000th time, eating dark chocolate first thing in the morning… to name a few

are you having fun interviewing yourself? it feels a bit silly, but yes i am. this felt more casual and fun to me than writing a bio.