Artist Statement

I was very young when I discovered that I liked creating art. I was a child so I didn’t necessarily have a formal message. However, I knew all I wanted was to get better than what I was before. I still hold that belief. I like to create ideas that appear in my mind and feel in my body. It’s a feeling I can’t explain. It is just something that comes once in a blue moon that I take my time to create and display because I want it to be as impactful as possible.

The two main mediums I enjoy using for my projects are graphite and digital. For my graphite illustrations, I typically enjoy creating pieces that mimic the realism around us. I love drawing the intricate details of one space or area and challenging myself to make a replica of what I am viewing. For my digital art, I mostly use that medium for animations. Creating moving images in a unique and stylized way is what really grabbed my attention. I am able to tell stories with colors, movement, expressions, and more through endless experimentation until I find my own niche. I do use these two mediums separately, however. I feel like a different creator each time I engage with these materials. I have to learn different techniques and methods for each one. I can create vastly unique projects that cannot compare to others. And what’s better is, if I want to, I can combine the two. I believe that’s the reason why I’m so interested in those materials. There’s no finish line when it comes to creating, you can just keep going.

After creating a piece, I know when something is finished at the moment once I have a wave of satisfaction. That can stem from a piece looking how I imagined it, or better than my thoughts. As stated before, it’s another feeling that's hard to explain. I just know what it is once I experience it. It’s definitely a rare experience because I always believe I am going to go back and revise everything I lay my hands on. Therefore, I can never trust this feeling because I know someday I will look back and critique all the things I have and haven’t done prior. Satisfaction or not. I deem this experience as neverending. Although this is bittersweet, I don’t mind it because it makes life less stagnant in my eyes.