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I was born in rural Pennsylvania, formally educated in both eastern and western Massachusetts and made my way out to California in 2005. In love with Los Angeles ever since, I worked in the fashion industry for several years before pursuing an independent illustration career. I'm still very interested in textile and pattern design; Tammis Keefe & Vera Neumann are particular design heroes (and sought-after scores at the Rose Bowl flea market!). I also love vintage illustrations from midcentury textbooks and children's books, typography and hand lettering, and I tend to be an old lady and/or philistine in regards to art in general: deft technique will slay me over high concept any day. In non-art related categories, I love hiking the streets and canyons of Los Angeles, keeping some plants alive, learning how to cook more and better, progressive politics, natural history, visual math, taco trucks and the inexplicable. I have pretty much always known I wanted to be an illustrator, save for a phase at around age 15 when I wanted to be a marine biologist...but let's be honest, that was always just a ploy to get to discover giant squid. |
