I am a North Carolina native, although raised in the military town of Fayetteville. I moved to Raleigh and obtained an Associate's Degree in Psychology and a Bachelor's Degree in Studio Art.  I comingled the two subjects and started creating art about avoided topics, like mental health.  Initially, I began these concepts to raise awareness to the commonality of others suffering from similar conditions.  Now, I am finally going to attack my personally avoided issues.