The desire to make and create is in all of us. We are all creative. How we express our creativity and where it saturates our lives is unique to each of us and constantly evolves. My creative journey started with cartooning and illustration, shifted to 3D video game environment building, and most recently evolved into graphic design.

In 2011, I wanted to share my love of old soul and jazz music with friends, so I began creating 30 minute mixes ripped directly from my  collection of original vinyl records, each with a unique cover. I created a new mix every week for 2 straight years. The weekly deadline offered an incredible opportunity to push and grow my graphic design skillset, and eventually led to album cover designs for several local Austin musicians, including Elias Haslanger and Akina Adderley.

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Working on the Fresh Friday project led to opportunities designing album covers for local Austin musicians, ranging from jazz to soul to folk. I like to balance my designs with modernity, nostaliga, and subtle storytelling.

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I learned a ton about storytelling, comedic timing,  and character development during my years as a comic strip artist. I started drawing strips at the age of 8, published a bi-weekly strip in the Austin American-Statesman at 16, and published a daily strip in the Daily Texan during my years at the University of Texas.