Hello
I want to share a part of myself to others so they can hopefully see through my eyes why I love art and have a deep passion for it. Opening up gives me the opportunity to create a connection with the viewer not just through my work, but through my words.
My Story
I always thought that I was a person who didn’t like trying new things. For years, I drew a line for myself that I wasn’t allowed to cross. My worries and fears became loud enough to the point where it was the only thing I could hear. Strangely, those noises quiet down when I start designing. Even when I was a child, a whole new world opened up to me whenever I opened my sketchbook. As I grew, so did my art. That line I made for myself slowly began to fade, and I learned that the best way to express myself was through my work.
My early childhood self loved to draw. Hearing the compliments and praises about my drawings became something I yearned for so I practiced whenever I could. During my teenage years, it became a way for me to silence a part of myself that was slowly eating me away mentally. Being able to experiment without any limits and judgment healed my mind and opened up that connection that was once severed from myself.
The process of my artwork varies from each piece, however, the most memorable ones were the festival campaign and the book jacket project. With these two works, I stepped out of my comfort zone and experimented with styles that I was not used to. I was afraid of not being able to create the design for the book jacket properly because the style was something I had not done before. It was a lot of trial and error and trying to figure out how to incorporate my ideas successfully without straying away from the mood of the book. The festival project showed me how to organize type and design in a way that was not messy or unintentional-looking. I did a lot of research into the nasa website and collected the proper photos and information needed for this campaign to become as realistic as possible.
Art was originally a way for me to escape from the reality that I felt stuck in, but as I grew, it has become a big part of who I am. Becoming an artist was something that I felt connected to. The passion and dedication that goes into each piece of mine is something I want others to feel.It’s something I won’t ever give up.