As someone who grew up in South Carolina, I was very close to nature. I would spend hours in the backyard looking for frogs, lizards, and insects. My father and I would play make-believe games in the pine forests of Hartsville. It was through him that my love for storytelling grew. At first, I wanted to be a writer like him but as time passed my passions drifted towards art. So I learned as much as I could from how to draw books, art classes, and mentors. I'm currently studying at USC to get a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts and I'm illustrating children's books as a side job.