I have a lot of different hobbies and love to bounce around and learn new things. I obviously love art (hence the palette in Paws and Palette)! I enjoy most art forms, and everyone always asks me what my “thing” is, but I think some artists just are meant to move around and try to discover everything they can. While I consider myself a multimedia artist, some of my favorite media currently are oil paint, making prints, and drawing traditionally with things like pencils, markers, and pens. I think art is an amazing profession and hobby, as it is almost encouraged to try everything to expand your skills. To me, the idea of sticking with one job my whole life sounds limiting, as there is just so much to learn and create. While I enjoy fine art, I have also considered becoming an art therapist as I believe there is a strong connection between someone’s feelings and their creative expressions. Most of my art represents how I feel and my own opinions, and I believe it is a great tool for communicating things you do not know how to express. I hope that I can integrate some of my art with this community to connect with you guys on a more personal level!

I have always joked that I am the closest thing my dad has to a son because of my interests. I love anything that has to do with horror, and so in all my hobbies, I look for things that are either in the horror or thriller genres. I am a total nerd and have loved video games ever since I was a kid (probably some of my childhood favorites were games I should totally not have been playing)! I also love music. I mostly listen to pop punk, punk rock, and alternative pop. I try to go to as many concerts as I can, as I love supporting different artists, especially when they are smaller. The venues down the shore, like The Stone Pony in Asbury Park and Starland in Sayerville, are probably where you will find me during the summer.

I also like to read, even though I find that it can be hard to get into sometimes. I love both novels and manga and tend to stick with horror, thriller, and dystopian books, but I read most kinds of fiction. If anyone is a reader, I would love book recommendations or friends on Goodreads. If you want to follow me, I will link my Goodreads below. My favorite books at the moment are The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, The Haar by David Sodergren, and Verity by Colleen Hoover.

A little fun fact about me is that I would like to get tattoos that represent my favorite media. I believe that other people’s art contributed to who I am as a person and an artist, so getting tattoos that reflect that could tell people who I am. I think the idea of people actually being able to “judge a book by its cover” is a really interesting concept, and it makes your life and personality art.