Since I was young, I’ve always been a creative. Even in school, if I were given the option to take an artistic approach to a project or assignment, I wouldn’t hesitate to do so. I didn’t experiment with realism until I was about fourteen years old. At that time in my life when things were constantly changing and out of control, I found something I could learn to be good at. My art practice became a comfort of my own, an avenue of exploration and expression. In that year, I began commission work, which I continued through my years in Maine Arts Academy (a specialty arts high school) until I left for college in 2022.

When I moved on from my career in childcare in 2025, I found myself naturally falling back into making art, and with my newfound time, sharing it with my community. For the first time, I allowed myself the confidence to market my art, to really take it seriously. I realized that there is so much fulfillment to be found in integrating my art into the world around me.

Once again, I found that my art practice has brought out that fourteen-year-old part of me. Opening another chapter of self-discovery, I began to connect with my indigenous roots. Through my work, I’ve made an effort to educate myself regarding our history and live intentionally in my culture. Reconnecting with the land, and most of all, its teachings of reciprocity.