Statistically speaking, I shouldn't be where I am today. I was born into a low income Puerto Rican family and grew up in the Marlboro Projects in Brooklyn. Although my childhood was filled with multigenerational trauma and alcoholism, there was a lot of love...and a lot of art. I have fond memories of staying up late to watch my dad make his abstract artworks and it wasn't long before I found myself taking pleasure in the same.
I was comforted by the stereotype of artists being different and misunderstood as that made me feel like I wasn't alone in this world.
I moved to Santa Fe, NM at the end of 2003, hoping to finish art school, but I suffered from an artist block that would keep me from drawing for about 5 years. This prompted me to buy my first camera in an effort stay creative. That decision forever changed how I perceive my surroundings and create. My work transformed from illustrating fantasies, to capturing the magic and beauty of our reality...and I haven't stopped taking photos since. The foundation I received in drawing, color theory and painting lends itself to how I approach photography and the mixed media works I make today.
