What motivates me?

I want to inspire people to be interested in the world around them and to value their own creativity. I hope that my nature art will make people curious about the environment and the life all around us, and I hope that my stationery and other art supplies will help inspire people to make something that only they can make. I also think it's good to be out in my community and to do my part to try to break through the isolation and interpersonal anxiety that haunts me and so many others in our time. Finally, I hope that my trippy art looks dope AF and I hope that I can pay more of the bills as soon as possible so that my roommates have less to stress about.

What do I like?

I like gardening, I like studying the natural environment around me, I like going to local DIY shows, I like making things by hand, I like journaling, I like American History, I like playing piano (for as long as my chronic pain lets me), and I like spending time with my friends. I also like trying to do things that I'm bad at in hopes of being better at failing.

What is my identity?

I think that everyone has something worthwhile to contribute to the world, I am a Chicano, and I get to volunteer as a support professional for a disability self-advocate that I'm friends with. I was a band kid growing up in California, then I majored in music. This explains a lot of things about me, even though I do visual arts now instead of performing arts. I worked in an art gallery, and then a library, and then in finance (as a lackey/inbox wrangler), and now I do graphic design and illustration. However, I am angling for a part time job at a garden store or an independent arts-related store. If you know anybody in the Nasvhille area looking to hire someone to tend to and sell plants or artsy stuff, let me know!