Graphic Design major at The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago
“When I first started out I wanted to be a veterinarian. Art was in my mind but it wasn’t my major thought and so when I moved back to Chicago from Memphis and I got back into art, being at SkyART really made me pick the career I’m doing now which is graphic design. I love art. Art is like a place for me when I’m like…I can’t even think of words for it. It sets me free from everything that is going on around me. I can be at school with a whole lot of things going on around me but if I’m drawing or something nothing can distract me from that, I’m focused.
Over the summer when I was an Intern with SkyART, we were doing a mural across the bridge. After we were done people were coming up to us and saying thank you and that they were so glad we had done it. And I felt really good being a part of that- helping to change a community.
I definitely think art can change a lot of things, because art speaks louder than what people believe it can. It can change their minds and their perspectives. Just seeing one painting can really change your mindset.
I want people to look at my art and think differently.”