Mac and Wheeze

I’m from  a small town in the mountains, where there’s the most to see and nothing to do. Meaning there’s lots to make.  

I’ve always known I wanted to be an artist; for a while I tried my best to want something else, being astronaut was my dream for a while, pushing society forward, finally having a real adventure; instead of the ones in my head. Specifically I wanted to work in botany, getting to specialize plants to live in different harsh environments.  But sadly passion stood in the way. so after a few months of trying to get myself hipped up for that I gave up, promising myself id work as hard as it took to become a successful artist (I didn’t change anything for years). 

Upsettingly enough in order to be happy and fulfilled I actually had to do the things I love . 

So  When I was around 14 I started to realize if I wanted to live of art I had to be real good at it. I remember, was sitting in my bed getting frustrated with my sketchbook and I just thought to myself. “ok this is it the time you actually start taking art seriously” and it was I had thought that exact thought so many times before, I had convinced myself so many times that I’d start tomorrow or take a “break" 'from studying art after a couple days., I don’t know what exactly was different ,but that time it stuck. That year I vended at  an anime convention, I showed up with 4 art prints and 5 stickers. I didn’t even make back how much the table costed, but I was hooked (unfortunate for my poor parents who drove me to all my events).   
I have (definitely too many) goals I’m working towards. Right now I’m trying to spread my silly little stickers to different local businesses in Calgary over the next couple years. I’d also like to start trying to grow my social media’s, collaborate with other artists, be in a gallery or show, vend at some conventions nearby, and learn gouache. I love what I do and hope you do to.

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