Some Samples of my work:
What I’ve Done
Ever since I realized that I could put what I saw on to paper, I have been drawing. I made a firm decision at the tender age seven to become a great cartoonist when I grew up or to be Jazz singer as a back-up plan. The only thing that has changed is that my back-up plan has changed to becoming an art teacher if all else fails. I remember my early childhood as being a girl that spent more time watching cartoons and going to the library than playing with dolls, never quite fitting in, constantly drawing and doodling and often off in my own little world.
I began to consider a career in art more seriously while attending Montgomery Blair High School after moving to Silver Spring, Maryland at the age of 15. Between their stellar staff, resources and the diverse student body I was inspired to express myself creatively in ways that weren’t possible in the mostly low income areas that my mother had to raise me and my siblings. Upon graduation I had seven times the required amount of art credits, I had logged 300+ hours of stage crew theater ops, served two years as secretary of Japanese club and I had started attending anime conventions in the tri-state area. It is my belief to this day that if I had not been in that rich learning environment I would have never attempted making a living off of my creative abilities.
I started college at Montgomery College in Rockville and received a Certificate in Computer Graphics: Art and Animation after two years. During that period my mother had left Maryland to seek green pastures. I struggled on my own for a year and finally gave up and moved in with my Aunt in LA for a year. Not much to note about living in LA except being able to go to ComicCon and E3 that year, and constant visits to Lil’ Tokyo to keep my Japanese fresh. During my time there I attended LA Southwest, which is one of the saddest community colleges I’ve ever attended, for one semester and then moved to Atlanta after turning down UCLA (in-state tuition was $14K!). During that time I attended over 40 anime, comic and multi-genre conventions in order to promote my art and my stories.
What I Want To Do
I want to tell my stories to the world, inspire others, mentor the youth and bring an aesthetic quality to every aspect of my life. After much learning and growth I should get better and better of producing notable comic works. I can only hope because, I have dozens of concepts I wish to develop and share with the world.
I want to be able to invest and further the careers of other artists, especially those that I am close too or that I admired and most importantly that are Americans. I believe that as Americans create more and more quality comics that appeal to a more diverse range of the population that not only will that increase the possibility of stable careers for thousands of artists here and around the world, it will diversify the way that people are entertained and bring a new visual quality to everyday life.
What I’m Doing
Currently I am in Junior Purgatory at Georgia State University. Basically since my beloved country refuses to set itself up for success by standardizing college requirements across the board I have to retake some courses and take freshman classes that were not required in Maryland. So including my one semester in LA, this fall it will be my fourth semester as a junior student. I hope I will finally be upgraded to Senior by the spring. My major is Studio Art with concentrations in Drawing, printmaking and graphic design with a minor in Japanese. When I graduate I intend to apply to an overseas company, preferably in southern Japan, but any country with socialized medicine will do.
I still go to conventions, but not as many since school is getting more challenging and I want to do more challenging things with my art. Completing Bun Bun Café is one of those challenges that I am currently working on.
Current Projects
Bun Bun Café preliminary ground work
Bun Bun Café background layouts
MomoCon March 15-16 2008 in Atlanta, GA
Pictures from my latest show:
Here are places where you can view my work:
Deviant Art
ComicSpace
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