I was born in Korea and raised in an Italian-American family in New York. I had a very eclectic upbringing, heavily influence by Disney movies, anime, and comic books. I can't remember a time when I wasn't fascinated with drawing anything and everything around me. I would stay up late sketching or making up creative projects for myself, because I hated going to sleep.
After graduating high school, I attended the College for Creative Studies and later transferred to the University of Washington where I received my BA in Interdisciplinary Visual Art. Soon after, I worked as a freelance designer before joining Smith-Harmon, an email marketing consultancy. While there I learned all the practical life skills that I didn't get from school, and got to work on many amazing projects and brands. I also painted in every spare moment and developed a series of portraits, which were represented by the Pacini Lubel Gallery.
After working two years in Seattle, I moved to New York City and helped expand the creative services team at Responsys, an interactive marketing company. During my time, I immersed myself in the art world and began to question my art and the ideas I had of success. This difficult transition spurred me to move to Los Angeles and redefine myself.
I also decided to learn something new—how to cook. This was what led me to create the blog Starving Artist Recipes. After a year of cooking and blogging, I was fortunate to find my agent, Mackenzie Brady Watson at New Leaf Literary & Media, and eventually get the incredible opportunity through The Countryman Press, to create The Starving Artist Cookbook.
In 2016 serendipitous circumstances brought me back to Seattle, where I live with my husband. I currently split my time as an illustrator, designer and fine artist.
♥ BOOKS
1. Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown
2. Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson
3. Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
5. A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
♥ LIFE STUFF
1. Cooking & Eating
2. Traveling Anywhere
3. Learning New Things
4. Reading
5. Binge Watching TV Series
♥ ARTISTS
1. Chuck Close
2. Jenny Saville
3. Ann Gale
4. Egon Schiele
5. Andrew Wyeth