Artist Statement I've considered myself an artist from the moment I could pick up a pencil. I learned to draw, which simply changed my life. I started as a fine artist, making simple sketches to detailed drawings. As I became a teenager, art was my escape. I continued pursuing art in how I felt comfortable, along with searching outside my comfort zone to push my talent. I first discovered graphic design. I started by making digital art using different programs I could find free trials of. With the new age of the internet, this medium became my new toy on the playground. I was astonished with creating graphics and animations for online media. I then discovered web design. This was a new world that I found amazing, being able to create and use part of the internet. I started teaching myself how to code and make simple web sites. My new hobby became coding websites and using my graphic design skills I taught myself to make them look stunning. I enrolled to Bradford School and graduated in 2011 with my Associates Degree in Graphic Design Management. I continued schooling afterwards and am now have my Bachelor of Fine Art Duel Concentration in Graphic and Interaction Design, as well as my Master of Science in Internet Information Systems. I know I made the right choice to go to school for this and to make this my future. I am an artist, designer, and coder. I am following the calling I have always had.