Diné (Navajo) based in the PNW.

I am an artist, parent, partner, data nerd, and photographer. I graduated with a degree in Art, focusing on portraiture drawings, and realism painting. I was in my junior year of college when photography sparked my interest. I started shooting black and white film photography. I developed my own film and photographs. I never thought of pursuing art or photography as a career, so I didn't.

Instead, I built my career in nonprofit management and data administration. I excel at it and I love it, but my heart has always felt the urge to be creating something. So I take photographs of my family. I create graphic illustrations with deep-rooted significance to Navajo culture and rez life. Instead, I sew gifts to give away, anything from clothes, quilts and bags. I keep the two worlds separate because that's how I operate and function, compartmentalizing my life.

So now, I am conceptualizing projects. Projects that will use both sizes of my brain: analytical and artistic. Projects that display my personal mission of creating visual imagery to amplifying native visibility.