MY BACKGROUND
MY LOVE OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS COMES FROM MY LIBRA SUN.
IT ALLOWS ME TO SEE THE DETAILS AND BEAUTY IN EVERYTHING.
MY LOVE OF ART COMES FROM WATCHING MY OLDER SISTER, NIZALIZ, DRAW.
AT AGE 5 I KNEW I WANTED TO BE LIKE HER AND I NEEDED TO DRAW ALSO.
MAKING ART BECAME SECOND NATURE TO ME.
MY LOVE OF FASHION COMES FROM MY OLDEST SISTER, ROSANNA.
SHE WAS THE ORIGINAL FASHION GIRLIE, TRENDSETTER!
GROWING UP IN HARLEM CONTRIBUTED TO ALL OF THE ABOVE :)
My Medium
I CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A MIXED-MEDIA ARTIST BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WORKING IN A SINGLE MEDIUM IS RESTRICTIVE TO MY ARTISTIC PROCESS. I LOVE WORKING WITH ACRYLIC, GOUACHE AND WATERCOLOR PAINTS, WATERCOLORED PENCILS AND ESPECIALLY INK. I LOVE TAKING MY ARTWORK DIGITALLY AND ADDING NEW TEXTURE THROUGH THE USE OF GRAPHIC ARTS. I LOVE REDUCTION PRINTMAKING WITH LINEOLEUM.
IF I AM IN FASHION MODE, I LOVE WORKING WITH GENUINE LEATHER GOODS AND PAINTING NEW LIFE INTO THEM. I LOVE TIE-DYING AND MANIPULATING GARMENTS TO LOOK LIKE WORKS OF WATERCOLOR ART. I LOVE DENIM!