photo by Kasey Iverson

My Story

I grew up in Long Beach, CA, but I moved to Santa Barbara for school and haven’t left since. I got my BA in studio art from Westmont College.

I make art so that I can make things better—whether that’s as simple as making a space more beautiful, or making someone feel seen or understood. In college, my senior project was about my experience living with mental illness (you can read more about that here), and the number of people that sought me out to tell me that they felt understood and seen as a result of my work seriously changed me as a person. From that point on I realized that not only was my art a passion; it was a platform. Not all of my work exists to further this goal, but at the core of everything I do there is that concept: to share my story in the hopes that it will make someone feel less alone, and hopefully bring some joy and beauty into the world.