About the Artist

I am, above all else, an artist.

I paint with colors, with brushes,

and I paint with words.

Like all professional writers and illustrators, I didn’t start out as a professional. I started out as a reader, as a child devouring fairy tales, fantasy books, and just great fiction. I lived in the world of books. For me, it seemed a natural step to go from reading to writing my own stories and from appreciating art others created to creating my own. Once I started writing and drawing I just couldn’t stop! It didn’t matter how silly and absurd my stories were, I just had to keep writing them! It didn’t matter that my unicorns looked like cows with horns. It was like an addiction. So, I wrote and I drew all through my childhood, and that passion for the creative arts has stayed with me even today.

After high school, I attended college and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art and Graphic Design with a minor in English. I have been doing freelance art since high school and currently own my own art and design company. But, my true passion lies in writing and illustrating. Growing up, I did everything I could to learn more and get better at my craft. Even now, I am always writing and drawing. I like to take classes every now and then to get ideas and to learn new ways to write and draw. I also write a blog on my own website. I write lots and lots of poetry and I also am trying to write articles, which I’ve never done. And with my illustrations, I am always trying ways to keep my work fresh and new.

Anyway, I hope that you enjoy my site, and the art and writing found within.

God bless!

A Bit About Me (from A-Z)

Attended college at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) with a Bachelor's in Studio Art, with a major in Graphic Design and a minor in English (Creative Writing).
Born in Virginia
Collects porcelain dolls and Cherished Teddies
Dreams of starting a family, finishing that first novel, traveling to Europe...
Eye color is hazel
Favorite time of year is autumn, when the leaves start to change over to beautiful, rich shades of red, gold and brown and the air turns crisp and cool
Goals to write and publish a YA novel, to have children someday (hopefully soon!) and to live out the rest of my days happy, satisfied and at peace :)
Hates fake or mean people, animal cruelty, and when something doesn't go as planned! :)
Interests are reading, writing, art, music, computers, gadgets, World of Warcraft (proud techie!) and MUCH more!
Job currently held is my day job as a Multimedia Designer at my own company, InkBerry Studios
Kids just my two furry ones, Bama and Veruca :)
Lives in Alabama
Movies and TV Shows I love Labyrinth, 10th Kingdom, Ever After, Invader Zim, Waiting for God, Are You Being Served?, Family Guy, and many more!
Nickname(s) Nay-Nay, Boo, Grace
One wish I have is to see first-hand that my art and writing truly impacts the children who read it. That would be a dream come true.
Phobias spiders, being home alone at night, and fear of rejection
Quote to live by I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death. (Robert Fulgum)
Reads anything by Jane Austen or C.S. Lewis, YA fiction (and proud of it!), romance, mystery, sci-fi, fantasy... it might be faster to put what I don't read! :)
Siblings two older brothers
Time of day I wake up 5:30 am, bright and early
Unknown fact about me I have no thyroid
Vacation Spot anywhere (I LOVE to travel), but love, love, LOVE Disney World :)
Wants most in the world to be a mommy :)
Years experience in design/illustration over 10
Zodiac sign Sagittarius

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