I would describe my artistic style as bold and loud with color. I want to ignite an emotion and inspire with my work. My style tells a story, that instantly makes you recognize its me telling a story. Every project, or canvas has a little piece of me in it. Not in the sense of only creating, but energy and soul. You aren’t just getting art from me. You’re getting a timeline of my ancestors, generations of trials and tribulations, for me to be here to give you a piece of every single one of them from my very own hands. I want children to see it and see pass the blight and ghetto like I did and create the future we avidly see as kids.

That one is a little more complex to answer. I would have to say it was a series of moments that lead me to this point of my career. In the beginning there was an artist that turned into more of a mentor that looked at me and ask why I wasn’t painting. I made the joke I didn’t have the patience for it, while actively interning as a tattoo artist. The irony in the statement made me realize I had a whole untapped adventure ahead of me. So, I sat down and started painting, studying, learning the trade. Years later I found myself on the floor of a homeless shelter with four kids sleeping in the room off from mine. That moment broke and made me all at once. I swore I would never let my children down like that, and I had to change everything, down to my way of thinking. After that I was assisting at a mural festival, and there was a meet and greet with the artist. When being introduced by Sandra Branch of Flint Public Art Project, she listed a few of my projects, and what I had contributed to the community that raised me. Hearing it from a perspective I wasn’t anticipating really changed my perspective of myself, and how I was seen in my community. I was given an opportunity after that from Joe Schipani to create my first international mural at Akumal Mural Festival in Mexico. Standing there with a dozen of some of the greatest artist of my industry really had me take a step back, I had learned so much from them. Joe looked at me and told me I had every right to be standing there, even with my skill set being years behind them. The imposter syndrome hasn’t come back since, and I’m very grateful for that experience.

Most definitely has my style changed over the years. When you’re doing it professionally for years, you must learn every day. Not to be relevant but to find new techniques you’ve never had the privilege of seeing before. You don’t search for a niche; you create your own. My influences range is far and vast. Was it the graffiti style I saw on a train going by, or a song I heard for the first time? Did the sun set just right to see a palette of color to never be mimicked again? I pull it from life experiences, like becoming a mother, and learning who I am. Growing up surrounded by tagging and graffiti, it gives you another perspective of what we consider art.