About us

 I've been aspiring to be an artist since I was a small child, and I long to eventually make a living to support me and my disabled family member off of my artwork.  We are both autistic and have long fought to survive and find our place in this world, despite everything that has been thrown at us.  

Fantasy and fiction in general have always been an escape, a way to distract us when life has become too much.  Whither they were from anime, video games, TV series, books, or movies, many stories and characters have brought me inspiration throughout the years.  Not just for creativity, but life in general.  Many have brought encouragement to keep trying and to not give up, despite the hardships, pain, and roadblocks--no matter how long and dark the roads might be.  Seeing the characters fall and even suffer, from whatever it is that pains them, yet rise up and find healing and happiness, brings hope that I can do the same.  The same thing goes for those seeking acceptance and love, friendship, in a world where they've never felt they belonged.

I've always felt like a fish out of water.  Never felt like I really belonged or fit in anywhere.  Never really felt like I had much of a voice.  In fact, for years, I lacked one entirely.  Could barely even speak, unless I absolutely had to. Anxiety left me struggling to communicate and depression on top of it, caused by a dysfunctional family and bad living conditions, drove me into a hole of isolation and misery, too uncertain and fearful of the world and people around me.  Too uncertain and doubtful of myself and what I could do with my life.  Too lost and too hopeless.

My artwork temporarily became a thing of the past, my enjoyment from it ceasing to exist for nearly ten years (my dreams felt crushed due to lack of faith in myself and my abilities, progress and skill growth, as well as constant negativity and lack of support from family and those online--not helped by my home and family situation).  Despite not drawing, my love for fantasy remained.  I also rarely played video games at this point, but I watched anime, upon anime, and became a video editor for a hobby on YouTube.  I made anime music videos for nearly 13 years and that gave me not only an outlet, but a voice.  It enabled me to unleash my emotions and express myself to the world in ways I had never been able to before.   

Becoming a YouTuber as a Music Video Editor really changed my life.  It may have been a hobby but it put my work out there and I began to receive support, both in my work and as a person.  I began to make friends and a network started to grow.  I really felt like I belonged.  I really began to feel accomplished, and the desire to grow and do something with my career, to do something with my life began to increase.  I struggled with knowing what I wanted to do, and I struggled against the negative and doubtful thoughts and actual voices (from family and such, who didn't support me), but I kept moving forward.  I kept creating, and eventually I went to college.  

I majored in Mass Communications and Video Production.  I participated in photography and developed skills in many areas, including lighting, special effects editing, and more, and I even took classes for Public Speaking, which aided me greatly as I began showing my music videos I made and hosting panels at local Comic Conventions (something I did for about 4 years, before Covid hit in 2020).  I would end up graduating with several associate degrees, Honors, and even an All-State Competition Medal.  

Ultimately, I would not find work as a video editor or in video production here in Louisiana, and my video editing career on YouTube would end within the same year of my final graduation.  My skills and everything I have learned have not gone to waste, however.  

I have sense become an illustrator, my love for drawing returning with a vengeance.  My skills and confidence have grown tremendously over the past 5 years, and I have found much support, every step of the way.  While it is not video editing, video production, or photography, much of what I learned in school has carried over to illustration and will aid me in eventually becoming a storyteller as well, as my main dream from childhood is to eventually become a comic artist.  A story has begun developing in my head and on paper and computer alike since I was in 9th grade.  Though it has changed over the years, it remains a passion project that I long to see finished one day.  

For now, my main goal is to keep developing my artwork, expanding my network and following, grow my portfolio, and find ways to support me and my family member who lives with me and has never stopped supporting me.  Aside from my Retail Job, I've started taking on Commission Work and building an online store, both here on my website and through ETSY.  

While my art business isn't enough to support us by itself, any purchases and commissions have still helped greatly.  Our financial and living situation has never been great, but it has improved greatly in the past few years, and we are living far more comfortably than we use to, emotionally, physically, and financially, even if things are still extremely hard at times.  We've come a very long way, and I want to do what I can to make things even better for us, especially for my mom who has struggled and fought for me, supported me, on her own for the past 30+ years.