Meet Us

I'm a queer, neurodivergent, and chronically-ill illustrator from Portland, Maine. Growing up in New England I took many forest walks and coastal day trips that sparked my curiosity for the natural world. This led to an interest in science when I got to college at Maine College of Art & Design, where I graduated in May 2023 with a BFA in illustration. 

While I gained a great deal of priceless knowledge there, I wasn't ready to stop learning, which led me to work towards a certificate in Natural Science Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design's Continuing Education program starting in early 2023. This program has expanded my knowledge of, and subsequently my love for, nature and the creatures that inhabit it. 

My work centers around two main pillars: joy and education. Creating art brings me immense joy, whether it's a scientific illustration of a beetle, illustrating someone's pet cat in a box, or designing silly stickers. My only hope is that my art brings the viewer even a fraction of the joy I felt while creating it. I also aim to use my work as an educational tool, often focusing on critically endangered animal species as my subject matter and sharing information about those species with my artwork when I post it. 

I self-published my author-illustrator debut Be Brave, Beatrice! in April 2023. This book was equal parts joyful and educational as it focuses on a Chickadee with anxiety and aims to tell a sweet story of bravery as well as includes educational content at the back. Between time at my day job, I have been working on my next book and spending time wandering Portland with my partner and our three pet rats (serotonin potatoes) Timothy, Bruno, and Beans.

I'm an artist and educator located in southern Maine. I make work relating to my own life experiences such as struggling and learning to manage and thrive with mental health issues and neurodivergence (really, my brain is just a bit spicy).  I am a survivor of domestic violence and strive to be an advocate in the community to support other survivors of domestic violence. Having gone through that awful experience has made art a way to help heal from past traumas. Art is such a way to help you take what's in your head and be able to give it a new home. 

I have two pets rabbits named Pickles and Ralph. These rabbits have brought a lot of safety and grounding, and my rabbits have become very relatable animals for me given I have spent much of my life feeling like a prey animal. With rabbits, when you have them and love them, eventually they will trust you. It takes patience, space, time, and trust, just like humans who have experienced a lot in their lives also need. 

With my art, I hope to build connection and understanding, whether that means someone has experienced hardship, or owns a pet bunny too, I want them to be seen and heard.