“I am a young artist born and raised in Albuquerque NM and am currently studying Fine Arts (a double major in Studio Arts and Art History) at CNM. I have been doing art as far back as I can recall; both my art and I have evolved quite a bit over time and are still constantly changing the more I grow and learn. Art is the first language I ever felt fluent in and is one of the few things that bring pure joy into my life. I started off just using pencils but soon branched off into charcoal, pens, markers, pastels, acrylics, and more recently paper mache and mixed media sculpting. I really love live figure drawing and live portrait drawing, but more so I adore creating what I like to call “creatures.” These little monsters create themselves almost as much as I do, and as their form starts to take life beneath my fingertips I can almost see the way they move, how big they are, and what sounds they would make. They have stories too, hidden behind wide eyes or soft smiles. More often than not I relate deeply to each creature on an emotional level that is hard to explain; they are my art, and they are able to communicate in ways I am not.”