My work in order

  • I gravitate toward using textures and colors to provoke connections with a product or design. With intuition and a strong understanding of the direction I need to take, I visually balance these elements. I design and create using Illustrator, Photoshop, and Procreate. I also use other programs in the Adobe Suite from time to time.

  • I work with textiles and am mindful of using sustainable materials. Shifting from digital design and getting into sewing, embroidering, and weaving are great for expanding my artistic possibilities. It goes hand in hand with any creative individual like myself.

  • I briefly worked with oil paintings but prefer watercolors due to their quick drying state and scentless odor. Drawing with charcoal is another preferred tool of mine for creating dramatic effects with a white background. I learned how to use a camera in high school and developing films. I use Lightroom and Photoshop to improve images’ qualities.

Textiles

I took a weaving workshop in Teotitlán del Valle, Mexico for a few days. I was able to use one of my sketches made that will be displayed as a wall art.

Here was my work station.

Above was my teacher’s home and workplace with her family. She works with wool and natural dyes.

These are the final result, using green, natural wool color, yellow and black.

In El Carrizal, Oaxaca, Mexico, it is easy to spot a cactus as it’s prevalent here(and a lot in other places in Mexico too). It felt natural to use that as an inspiration for my cotton fabric as a centerpiece. I worked on the border idea as I went on. There were books on embroidery styles and I flipped through, took photos I would be interested in attempt using for the project.

This is a rough idea from the beginning that has evolved later on for the border, details and colors.

While I didn’t make it close to what is considered Mexican, I pulled triangles and space filler from many surroundings I came across during my stay in Oaxaca, using geometrical shapes and icons that are often seen here to connect to Mexican culture.

A teacher and artisan from Veracruz, Nayeli, comes to Cholula, Puebla, two times a year to teach waist loom weaving. It took a day to set it up; the next day was to start the weaving process. I left the class with a vibrant 30-inch-long woven cotton material. People can use these for belts, guitar straps, straps for hats, or handles on purses.

Fine Arts

CHARCOAL DRAWINGS

DRAMATIC+BOLD

PAINTINGS

MULTI MEDIA, OIL, WATERCOLOR, INK, ACRYLIC, ALCOHOL INK, AND DIGITAL PAINTING

PHOTOGRAPHY

FILMS, PHOTO MANIPULATION, AND TRADITIONAL PHOTOS

A bit about me, I received my bachelors in graphic design at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. I come up with endless ideas from inspiration in nature, people’s art, and conversations.