I've always wanted to be an illustrator and storyteller. Looking back, the signs were there long before I knew what an illustrator was. While other kids dreamed of becoming astronauts or superheroes, I was creating strange characters and filling every piece of paper with doodles. My first recurring character was a tabby cat who proudly wore a pineapple as a hat, accompanied by his best friend, a wind-up mouse. Together, they sparked my lifelong love of visual storytelling.

Today, my work explores the idea that understanding is rarely linear. Growing up with learning disabilities, drawing became the language that made the most sense to me. While words and numbers could be frustrating, a pencil never was. Illustration became both my way of communicating and making sense of the world. Through watercolor, colored pencils, and digital illustration, I create images that blend my research of disability studies and theories, memory, imagination, and everyday experiences. Rather than offering neat conclusions, my illustrations pause, question, joke, wander, and occasionally lose their train of thought. I enjoy embracing the awkward, unfinished moments because they often reveal the most honest stories.

My visual style is loosely inspired by the expressive simplicity of UPA animation and the humor of Jim Davis' Garfield and Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts. Their ability to transform ordinary moments into something memorable continues to shape both my illustrations and storytelling. Like them, I hope to create work that feels approachable, sincere, and just a little absurd.

Whether creating whimsical characters or visual narratives, I aim to invite viewers to laugh, reflect, and rediscover the playful curiosity that often begins in childhood.