I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN WEST TEXAS ALL MY LIFE. SINCE EARLY IN MY CHILDHOOD I DISCOVERED I HAD ARTISTIC ABILITIES. I WILL DESIGN MY OWN CLOTHES, TAKE PICTURES AND I WILL DRAW WITH GREAT DETAIL WHAT OTHER CHILDREN AND MY AGE OR OLDER COULDNT. I DEVELOP MY ABILITIES AND GATHER MORE KNOWLEDGE AS I TOOK ART CLASSES IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. MY ART WAS EXPOSED IN SHOWS WHICH GOT ME A FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR COLLEGE, I CONTINUED TO ENRICH MY KNOWLEDGE AT ODESSA COLLEGE AS WELL AS UTPB UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT THE PERMIAN BASIN. I GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS WITH A TEACHING CERTIFICATION. I'M CURRENTLY IN MY FOURTH YEAR TEACHING ART AND PROUDLY SPONSORING THE ART CLUB AT WILSON AND YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL.